Aggression upon adolescent cocaine exposure linked to serotonin anomalies: Theoretical comment on Ricci et al. (2004)

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1143-1144

  Cunningham, Kathryn A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; SEROTONIN; TROPISETRON;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; BRAIN REGION; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN;

EID: 5144229763     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7044.118.5.1143     Document Type: Review

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