Influence of metyrapone treatment during pregnancy on the development and maturation of brain monoaminergic systems in the rat

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 333-340

  Leret, M L ^a   Rua, C ^a   Garcia Montojo, M ^a   Lecumberri, M ^a   Gonzalez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Corticosterone; Development; Metyrapone; Monoamines

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MONOAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; METYRAPONE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MONOAMINERGIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ONTOGENY; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; MALE; METYRAPONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN;

EID: 70350774368     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.02027.x     Document Type: Article

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