Early postnatal inhibition of serotonin synthesis results in long-term reductions of perseverative behaviors, but not aggression, in MAO A-deficient mice

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue , 2013, Pages 223-232

  Bortolato, Marco ^a   Godar, Sean C ^b   Tambaro, Simone ^b   Li, Felix G ^b   Devoto, Paola ^d   Coba, Marcelo P ^c   Chen, Kevin ^b   Shih, Jean C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal models; Early developmental stages; Monoamine oxidase A; Perseverative behaviors; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A; FENCLONINE; SEROTONIN;

ADULTHOOD; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MARBLE BURYING; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERINATAL PERIOD; PERSEVERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TOUCH;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL MODELS; EARLY DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES; MONOAMINE OXIDASE A; PERSEVERATIVE BEHAVIORS; SEROTONIN;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FENCLONINE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; MUTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84883671566     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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