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Investigation of 5-HTT expression using quantitative real-time PCR in the human brain in SIDS Italian cases.
Experimental and molecular pathology - 1 Feb 2013
Casale Valentina, Oneda Roberta, Matturri Luigi, Lavezzi Anna Maria
Abstract excerpt
The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the main cause of postneonatal infant death, being defined as the sudden death of an infant under one year of age that remains unexplained after a complete clinical review, autopsy and death scene investigation. The neurotransmitter serotonin (5-HT) is involved in the regulation of a broad array of behavioral and biological functions. By controlling the reuptake of 5-HT...
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