Serotonergic regulation of somatosensory cortical development: Lessons from genetic mouse models

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 173-183

  Luo, Xiaoyan ^a   Persico, Antonio M ^b   Lauder, Jean M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HT receptor; 5 HT transporter; 5 HT1B; 5 Hydroxytryptamine; Barrel; Cortex; MAO A knockout; Pattern formation; Transporter; VMAT2

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; CARRIER PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER 2;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC MODEL; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STEM CELL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, GENETIC; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; SEROTONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0041912755     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072266     Document Type: Review

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