Brain Serotonin Transporter Density and Aggression in Abstinent Methamphetamine Abusers
Author(s) -
Yoshimoto Sekine,
Yasuomi Ouchi,
Nori Takei,
Etsuji Yoshikawa,
Kazuhiko Nakamura,
Masami Futatsubashi,
Hiroyuki Okada,
Yoshio Minabe,
Katsuaki Suzuki,
Yasuhide Iwata,
Kenji J. Tsuchiya,
Hideo Tsukada,
Masaomi Iyo,
Norio Mori
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.1.90
Subject(s) - serotonin transporter , psychology , methamphetamine , serotonin , putamen , serotonergic , statistical parametric mapping , medicine , neuroscience , psychiatry , endocrinology , magnetic resonance imaging , receptor , radiology
In animals, methamphetamine is known to have a neurotoxic effect on serotonin neurons, which have been implicated in the regulation of mood, anxiety, and aggression. It remains unknown whether methamphetamine damages serotonin neurons in humans.
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