Primary role of the serotonergic midline system in synchronized spontaneous activity during development of the embryonic mouse hindbrain

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1239-1252

  Hunt, Peter N ^a   Gust, Jule ^a   McCabe, Annette K ^a   Bosma, Martha M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hindbrain; Mouse; Serotonin; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEROTONIN;

EID: 33748925747     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.20259     Document Type: Article

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