Neurochemical changes in brain serotonin neurons in immature and adult offspring prenatally exposed to cocaine

Brain Research

Volumn 870, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-9

  Cabrera Vera, Theresa M ^a   Garcia, Francisca ^a   Pinto, Wilfred ^a   Battaglia, George ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; HPLC; Norepinephrine; p Chloroamphetamine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORAMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COCAINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; P-CHLOROAMPHETAMINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGENTS;

EID: 0034617375     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02382-9     Document Type: Article

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