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. 2018 Oct 23:7:e42291.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.42291.

The central role of serotonin

Gary C Mouradian  1 , Matthew R Hodges  1   2
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The central role of serotonin

Gary C Mouradian et al. Elife. .

Abstract

The neurotransmitter serotonin helps to co-ordinate the respiratory and cardiovascular responses of newborns to oxygen deprivation.

Keywords: SIDS; autoresuscitation; chemogenetics; human biology; medicine; mouse; neonatal; neuroscience; raphe; serotonergic system.

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GM, MH No competing interests declared

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