Is serotonin receptor HTR1B implicated in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy development?

Background: Evidences from animal models have demonstrated that depletion of brain serotonin (5-HT), a neurotransmitter with a pivotal role in neurodevelopment and brain plasticity, lowers the threshold to induced seizures. It was also demonstrated that anti-epileptic drugs increase endogenous 5-HT...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Leal, B. (author)
Outros Autores: Barreira, A. (author), Chaves, J. (author), Carvalho, C. (author), Bettencourt, A. (author), Martins da Silva, A. (author), Costa, P.P. (author), Martins da Silva, B. (author)
Formato: conferenceObject
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2014
Assuntos:
Epilepsy
MTLE
Serotonin
HTR1B
Genetic Association
Complex Disease Genetics
Determinantes da Saúde e da Doença
Doenças Genéticas
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2216
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/2216

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2216

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