A biogenic amine-synapse mechanism for mental retardation and developmental disabilities

Brain and Development

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Okado, Nobuo ^a   Narita, Masaaki ^a   Narita, Naoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biogenic amines; Critical period; Environmental factors; Mental retardation; Plasticity; Stress; Synapse

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINE; SEROTONIN;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LEARNING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; RETT SYNDROME; STRESS; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL RETARDATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM MALFORMATIONS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEROTONIN; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0035200345     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(01)00371-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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