Role of maternal biochemistry in fetal brain development: Effect of maternal thyroidectomy on behaviour and biogenic amine metabolism in rat progeny

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 89-97

  Friedhoff, Arnold J ^a   Miller, Jeannette C ^a   Armour, Mary ^a   Schweitzer, Jack W ^a   Mohan, Sandhya ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Learning; Maternal hypothyroxinaemia; Neurodevelopment

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; FEMALE; FETUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0033919062     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145700001863     Document Type: Article

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