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Serotonin Summary
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Chemically named 5-hydroxy-tryptamine, this MONOAMINE transmitter is a widely distributed substance particularly prevalent in the gut, blood, platelets, and pineal gland, as well as in nine major sets of brain neurons (nerve cells). In the 1950s,...
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Serotonin : Biological Psychology
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Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine is a BIOGENIC AMINE neurotransmitter (see NEUROTRANSMITTERS). Systems OF Cells containing serotonin are said to be SEROTONERGIC (or occasionally, serotoninergic). An INDOLEAMINE, serotonin is synthesized from...
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Serotonin : Phytochemicals and Bioactive Compounds from Plants
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5-HT; 5-Hydroxytryptamine Found in banana fruit, Musa sapientum (Musaceae), tomatoes, Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae), the stinging hairs of the nettle, Urtica dioica (Urticaceae), and those of cowhage, Mucuna pruriens (Leguminosae)....
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5-Hydroxytryptamine : Biological Psychology
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Serotonin Information
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Serotonin (pronounced /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊnən/) (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter synthesized in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) and enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract of animals...


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Study Links SIDS With Brain Stem Defects
10/31/2006: 640 words, approx. 2 pages
In a small study with big implications, researchers found some of the strongest evidence yet that sudden infant death syndrome _ a medical and sometimes legal mystery once known as crib death _ may be caused by brain stem abnormalities....
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Tired on Thanksgiving? Don't blame turkey
11/21/2007: 262 words, approx. 1 pages
Feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal? Contrary to popular thinking, it's not the turkey's fault.While there is an amino acid in turkey that induces sleepiness, experts say it's much more likely the reason you're tired after having Thanksgiving dinner is a combination of simple...
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FDA: Antidepressants Should Have Risk Info
7/19/2006: 284 words, approx. 1 pages
The manufacturers of Prozac and other antidepressants should include prescribing information about an uncommon but life-threatening lung problem that affects babies born to mothers who take the drugs during pregnancy, health officials said Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration said...
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Some Say Ending Antidepressants Daunting
8/14/2006: 1,190 words, approx. 4 pages
When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's orders by slowly tapering her dose of the antidepressant Paxil. The gradual withdrawal was supposed to prevent unpleasant symptoms that can...
 


 

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