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,...

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...

Chemical (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in brain and intestinal tissue, platelets, and certain connective-tissue cells and is a component of many animal venoms (e.g., wasp, toad). A strong stimulator of...

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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Serotonin (pronounced /ËsÉrÉËtoÊnÉn/) (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...