Ultrastructural localization of the serotonin transporter in limbic and motor compartments of the nucleus accumbens

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 7356-7366

  Pickel, Virginia M ^a   Chan, June ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Dense core vesicle; Depression; Nonserotonergic dendrites; Presynaptic; Volume transmission

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE;

EID: 0033197998     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-17-07356.1999     Document Type: Article

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