Distribution of Serotonin Transporter Labeled Fibers in Amygdaloid Subregions: Implications for Mood Disorders

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 479-490

  O'Rourke, Howard ^a   Fudge, Julie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

amygdalohippocampal areas; anterior cortical nucleus; basolateral complex; Central nucleus; intercalated islands; serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MALE; MODULATION; MOOD DISORDER; NERVE FIBER; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THALAMUS INTRALAMINAR NUCLEUS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACACA; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; NERVE FIBERS; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33747873900     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.09.020     Document Type: Article

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