Rita Valentino, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Principal Investigator
(NIH/NIDA)
Basic Research Studies
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF)-serotonin (5-HT) Interactions
Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, PhD
Co-Investigator
Maria Waselus
Graduate Student
Molecular Cell Biology Program
CRF and vGlut1 in the dorsolateral DRN
Goal: To examine interactions between the stress hormone CRF and serotonin (5-HT) in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN). Ultrastructural studies examining CRF afferents and their post-synaptic targets in DRN subregions are intended to elucidate the anatomical substrates involved in the regulation of the DRN-5-HT system by CRF.
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