Serotonin

Word SEROTONIN
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˌsɛɹəˈtəʊnɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Serotonin"

What do we mean by serotonin?

An organic compound, C10H12N2O, formed from tryptophan and found in animal and human tissue, especially the brain, blood serum, and gastric mucous membranes, and active as a neurotransmitter and in vasoconstriction, stimulation of the smooth muscles, and regulation of cyclic body processes. noun

An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc. noun

A neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory noun

An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

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The word "serotonin" in example sentences

Anxiety and depression occur when too much serotonin is reuptaken and spends its time hiding in the nerve cells. ❋ Candid Engineer (2008)

These experiments, which might have been the last performed by the hands of Jessell, led to the isolation of genes encoding the seven transmembrane domain serotonin receptor, ❋ Unknown (2005)

If serotonin from the pineal does get back into the brain proper, it a must do so through such a circuitous route that many workers discredit this possibility. ❋ Unknown (1966)

For the past two decades, treatments for depression have been based primarily on a brain chemical called serotonin, which is also linked to mood. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It may be that this essential fatty acid helps to build brain receptors for neurotransmitters such as serotonin, which is known to improve mood. ❋ Dr. Marla Shapiro (2010)

The current generation of anti-depressant drugs, which change the way the brain absorbs a neurotransmitter called serotonin, are probably no more effective than placebos. ❋ Robert Kuttner (2011)

Spending time with a BFF tamps down the "fight-or-flight" stress hormones and helps a woman's body create serotonin, which is the feel good brain neurotransmitter that keeps depression at bay and mood even. ❋ Nancy Deville (2011)

People suffering from depression so characteristically have lower serotonin levels that an entire class of anti-depressive medications called serotonin uptake inhibitors including Prozac, Paxil, and Zooloft have been developed that raise brain levels of serotonin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They work by preventing a brain chemical called serotonin from being reabsorbed by neurons. ❋ Shirley S. Wang (2010)

It helps to raise levels of the feel-good and calming brain chemical, serotonin, which is often low in PMS sufferers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If LSD changes the way the brain works and also blocks the action of serotonin, and if serotonin, which is chemically related to LSD, is present in the brain, then it is possible, Gaddum wrote in 1954, “that the mental effects of lysergic acid diethylamide are due to interference with the normal action of this HT.” ❋ Gary Greenberg (2010)

It is possible to get too much serotonin, a condition called serotonin syndrome, and that can be serious. ❋ M.D. Henry Emmons (2010)

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