The serotonergic agonists quipazine, CGS-12066A, and α- methylserotonin alter motor activity and induce hindlimb stepping in the intact and spinal rat fetus

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 821-833

  Brumley, Michele R ^a,b   Robinson, Scott R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Fetal behavior; Locomotion; Movement; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

4 (4 METHYL 1 PIPERAZINYL) 7 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPYRROLO[1,2 A]QUINOXALINE; ALPHA METHYLSEROTONIN; QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN 1B RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HINDLIMB; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUINOXALINES; QUIPAZINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 21644446501     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.119.3.821     Document Type: Article

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