Permanent alteration of central noradrenergic system by prenatally administered amphetamine

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 181-188

  Nasif, Fernando J ^a   Cuadra, Gabriel R ^a   Ramirez, Oscar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Locus coeruleus; Microdialysis; Noradrenergic system; Prenatal amphetamine; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CHEMICAL TERATOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; LOCUS CERULEUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LOCUS COERULEUS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0033524727     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(98)00166-7     Document Type: Article

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