Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6275918 Neuroscience 2011 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
▶Serotonin signaling affects fetal brain development. ▶During an early phase of pregnancy, the placenta provides serotonin to the fetal brain. ▶Placenta-derived serotonin may be important for normal fetal brain development. ▶Results suggest new maternal-fetal-placental contributions to the fetal programming of adult mental disorders.
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