Serotonin neurons, neuroplasticity, and homeostasis of neural tissue

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue , 1999, Pages 33S-45S

  Azmitia, Efrain Charles ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co localization; Evolution; Neuropeptide; Raphe; Review; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALDOSTERONE; AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME B; AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; ANGIOTENSIN; AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CALRETININ; CHOLESTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; ESTROGEN; GALANIN; LYSERGIDE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 2; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PROTIRELIN; SEROTONIN; SUBSTANCE P; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADULT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LOBSTER; MOTONEURON; MOTOR SYSTEM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY SYSTEM; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; TARGET CELL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROGLIA; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0032869406     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: 1740634X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(99)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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