Serotonergic neural links from the dorsal raphe nucleus modulate defensive behaviours organised by the dorsomedial hypothalamus and the elaboration of fear-induced antinociception via locus coeruleus pathways

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 379-394

  Biagioni, Audrey Francisco ^a   De Freitas, Renato Leonardo ^a   Da Silva, Juliana Almeida ^a   De Oliveira, Rithiele Cristina ^a   De Oliveira, Ricardo ^a   Alves, Vani Maria ^a   Coimbra, Norberto Cysne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Defensive behaviour; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Dorsomedial hypothalamus; Fear induced antinociception; Locus coeruleus; Serotonin mediated neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; 5,7 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; BICUCULLINE; KETANSERIN; METHYSERGIDE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEAR; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; FEAR; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONERGIC NEURONS;

EID: 84873398890     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.10.024     Document Type: Article

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