Pharmacological and behavioral characterization of the 5-HT^sub 2A^ receptor in C57BL/6N mice

• Published in: Psychopharmacology Vol. 215; no. 3; p. 581
• Main Authors: Dougherty, John P, Aloyo, Vincent J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.06.2011
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Neurology; Neurotransmitters; Psychopharmacology; Rodents

The serotonin (5-HT) 2A receptor is implicated in numerous psychiatric disorders, making it an important, clinically relevant target. Despite the availability of transgenic mouse lines, the native mouse 5-HT^sub 2A^ receptor is not well-characterized. The goals of the current study were to determine...