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- noun The
neurotransmitter serotonin .
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- noun a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
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Examples
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“Responses of a Molluscan Smooth Muscle to Acetylcholine and 5-hydroxytryptamine.”
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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Chemists called it 5-hydroxytryptamine after its molecular structure.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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Serotonin, also known as 5-HT (short for 5-hydroxytryptamine), is found in the gut, brain, nerves and blood of humans and other animals.
Skip the Prozac and Spring Cleaning! Get Dirty! | Impact Lab 2007
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A recent report indicated that a binding receptor for cis-UCA has been identified as the neurotransmitter 5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5HT (Serotonin) [54].
Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic 2009
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Finally a terminology error for the Times editors: 5HTT stands for 5-hydroxytryptamine transporter.
Dan Agin: Gene-Mongering in the New York Times: How to Twist Science to Suit Your Fancy 2008
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Serotonin, also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine, constricts these vessels, relieving migraine pain.
Migraine Headaches 2008
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Kuriyama, G. E. Rauscher, and P. Y. Sze, Effect of acute and chronic administration of ethanol on the 5-hydroxytryptamine turnover and tryptophan hydroxylase activity of the mouse brain, Brain Research 26 1971: 450-54.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Fuxe, Demonstration of extraneuronal 5-hydroxytryptamine accumulation in brain following membrane-pump blockade by chlorimipramine, Brain Research 12 1969: 456-60.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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S. Y. Hill, Intraventricular injection of 5-hydroxytryptamine and alcohol consumption in rats, Biological Psychiatry 8 1974: 151-58.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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Shen, Morphine tolerance, physical dependence, and synthesis of brain 5-hydroxytryptamine, Science 162 1968: 1290-92.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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