Influence of pediatric vaccines on amygdala growth and opioid ligand binding in rhesus macaque infants: A pilot study

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-164

  Hewitson, Laura ^a,b   Lopresti, Brian J ^a   Stott, Carol ^c   Mason, N Scott ^a   Tomko, Jaime ^a  

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

^b Thoughtful House Center for Children   (United States)

^c Independent Chartered Scientist   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Animal model; Ethyl mercury; Macaca mulatta; MRI; Neuroimaging; Neurotoxicity; Non human primates; Opioids; PET; Rhesus macaques; Thimerosal

Indexed keywords

DIPRENORPHINE; LIGAND; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; THIOMERSAL;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; VACCINATION;

AMYGDALA; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIPRENORPHINE; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; LIGANDS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACACA MULATTA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; THIMEROSAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 77957229051     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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