Identification of a CREB-dependent serotonergic pathway and neuronal circuit regulating foraging behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans: A useful model for mental disorders and their treatments?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-23

  Zubenko, George S ^a,b,d   Jones, Michelle L ^a   Estevez, Annette O ^a   Hughes III, Hugh B ^a   Estevez, Miguel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WPIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antidepressant; Behavior; Brain; CREB; Major depression; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLUOXETINE; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 58849160845     PISSN: 15524841     EISSN: 1552485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30891     Document Type: Article

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