5-HT1A autoreceptor modulation of locomotor activity induced by nitric oxide in the rat dorsal raphe nucleus

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) is the origin of ascending serotonergic projections and is considered to be an important component of the brain circuit that mediates anxiety- and depression-related behaviors. A large fraction of DRN serotonin-positive neurons contain nitric oxide (NO). Disruption of...

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Main Authors: L.B. Gualda, G.G. Martins, B. Müller, F.S. Guimarães, R.M.W. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000400010&lng=en&tlng=en