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ReviewJournal of chemical neuroanatomy2011

Regulation of dorsal raphe nucleus function by serotonin autoreceptors: a behavioral perspective.

Ross A McDevitt, John F Neumaier

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Review in Journal of chemical neuroanatomy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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43citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Serotonergic Regulation in Alzheimer's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  10. Cannabigerol modulates αFrontiers in pharmacology · 2023
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  12. Deletion of the P/Q-Type Calcium Channel from Serotonergic Neurons Drives Male Aggression in Mice.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022
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  20. 5-HTACS chemical neuroscience · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ross A McDevittDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.
John F Neumaier
University of Washington · US

Funding

5-HT1B Autoreceptors in Animal Models of Stress DisordersR01MH063303 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI NEUMAIER, JOHN F · 2001 to 2010
$2.5M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH063303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neurotransmission by serotonin (5-HT) is tightly regulated by several autoreceptors that fine-tune serotonergic neurotransmission through negative feedback inhibition at the cell bodies (predominantly 5-HT(1A)) or at the axon terminals (predominantly 5-HT(1B)); however, more subtle roles for 5-HT(1D) and 5-HT(2B) autoreceptors have also been detected. This review provides an overview of 5-HT autoreceptors, focusing on their contribution in animal behavioral models of stress and emotion. Experiments targeting 5-HT autoreceptors in awake, behaving animals have generally shown that increasing autoreceptor feedback is anxiolytic and rewarding, while enhanced 5-HT function is aversive and anxiogenic; however, the role of serotonergic activity in behavioral models of helplessness is more complex. The prevailing model suggests that 5-HT autoreceptors become desensitized in response to stress exposure and antidepressant administration, two seemingly opposite manipulations. Thus there are still unresolved questions regarding the role of these receptors-and serotonin in general-in normal and pathological states.

Indexed as

AnimalsAutoreceptorsEmotionsHumansMiceMice, KnockoutModels, AnimalNeuronsPresynaptic TerminalsRaphe NucleiRatsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2BReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1SerotoninStress, PhysiologicalSynaptic TransmissionAutoreceptorsReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2BReceptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1Serotonin

Identifiers

PMID21620956
PMCPMC3137942
OpenAlexW2070939989

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