Subset specification of central serotonergic neurons
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Subset specification of central serotonergic neurons
The last decade the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) system has received enormous attention due to its role in regulation of behavior, exemplified by the discovery that increased 5-HT tone in the central nervous system is able to alleviate affective disorders. Here, we review the developmental processes, with a special emphasis on subset specification, leading to the formation of the 5-HT ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1662-5102
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2013.00200