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  • Title: [Effect of hypothyroidism on 5-HT1A-, 5-HT2A-receptors and serotonin transporter in the rat brain].
    Author: Kulikov AV, Jeanningro R.
    Journal: Ross Fiziol Zh Im I M Sechenova; 2000 Mar; 86(3):312-9. PubMed ID: 10808528.
    Abstract:
    Effects of thyroid hormone deficiency on 5-HT1A receptors, 5-HT2A receptors and serotonin transporter in the brain were studied in thyroidectomised Wistar rats receiving an iodine-free diet and receiving 15 micrograms/kg of thyroxine for 21 days. Binding of 3H-8-OH-DPAT to 5-HT1A receptors and 3H-cytalopram to serotonin transporter were unchanged in hypothyroid rats as compared to the control. 3H-ketanserin binding to 5-HT2A receptors was significantly decreased in the frontal cortex in hypothyroid rats. The cortical 3H-ketanserin binding in thyroidectomised rats was normalised after thyroxine replacement. The data suggest that the decrease in the cortical 5-HT2A receptors is the main consequence of impairing effect of hypothyroidism on serotonin neurotransmission.
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