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Chronic central serotonin depletion attenuates ventilation and body temperature in young but not adult Tph2 knockout rats.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) - 1 May 2016
Kaplan Kara, Echert Ashley E, Massat Ben, Puissant Madeleine M, Palygin Oleg, Geurts Aron M, Hodges Matthew R
Abstract excerpt
Genetic deletion of brain serotonin (5-HT) neurons in mice leads to ventilatory deficits and increased neonatal mortality during development. However, it is unclear if the loss of the 5-HT neurons or the loss of the neurochemical 5-HT led to the observed physiologic deficits. Herein, we generated a mutant rat model with constitutive central nervous system (CNS) 5-HT depletion by mutation of the tryptophan...
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