Paradoxical actions of the serotonin precursor 5-hydroxytryptophan on the activity of identified serotonergic neurons in a simple motor circuit

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1622-1634

  Fickbohm, David J ^a,b   Katz, Paul S ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 402 Kell Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Confocal fluorescence microscopy; Intrinsic neuromodulation; Microvoltammetry; Neurotransmitter content; Serotonin immunoreactivity; Synaptic actions; Tritonia diomedea

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLLUSC; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0034652325     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-04-01622.2000     Document Type: Article

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