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Multiple serotonergic brainstem abnormalities in sudden infant death syndrome.
JAMA - 1 Nov 2006
Paterson David S, Trachtenberg Felicia L, Thompson Eric G, Belliveau Richard A, Beggs Alan H, Darnall Ryan, Chadwick Amy E, Krous Henry F, Kinney Hannah C
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CONTEXT: The serotonergic (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) neurons in the medulla oblongata project extensively to autonomic and respiratory nuclei in the brainstem and spinal cord and help regulate homeostatic function. Previously, abnormalities in 5-HT receptor binding in the medullae of infants dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were identified, suggesting that medullary 5-HT dysfunction may be...
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