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Transcriptional regulation at a HTR1A polymorphism associated with mental illness.
Neuropharmacology - 1 Nov 2008
Le François Brice, Czesak Margaret, Steubl Dominik, Albert Paul R
Abstract excerpt
The serotonin-1A (5-HT1A) receptor serves as a hub to regulate the activity and actions of the serotonin system, and is expressed both as a presynaptic autoreceptor on raphe neurons, and as a major postsynaptic receptor in hippocampal, cortical, and hypothalamic regions involved in mood, emotion and stress response. As such, the level of expression of 5-HT1A receptors is implicated in the development of anxiety...
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