Transgenic mice lacking serotonin neurons have severe apnea and high mortality during development

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 33, 2009, Pages 10341-10349

  Hodges, Matthew R ^a   Wehner, Mackenzie ^a   Aungst, Jason ^b   Smith, Jeffrey C ^b   Richerson, George B ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 IODO 2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2A ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APNEA; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN STEM; BREATHING DISORDER; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUB; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTROSPECTION; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION DISORDER; RESPIRATORY NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SPINAL CORD; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; APNEA; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SEROTONIN;

EID: 69049111812     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1963-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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