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Serotonin 1A receptor-mediated signaling through ERK and PKCα is essential for normal synaptogenesis in neonatal mouse hippocampus.
Translational psychiatry - 10 Jan 2012
Mogha A, Guariglia S R, Debata P R, Wen G Y, Banerjee P
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Aberrant expression of the presynaptic serotonin 1A receptor (5-HT(1A)-R) because of a polymorphism in the 5-HT(1A)-R gene is associated with severe depression in human, whereas its absence up to postnatal day 21 (P21) in the forebrain of mice results in heightened anxiety in adulthood. These observations collectively indicate that the 5-HT(1A)-R has a crucial role in brain development. To understand the...
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