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Review of Metabolism, Transport and Role of Serotonin in the Body and the Relation between Serotonin and Diseases

Journal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences, 2013
Serotonin (5-hydroxytriptamine), one of the most important neurotransmitters, is synthesized from amino acid L-tryptophan in some neurons located in the central nervous system and intestine enterochromaffin cells .
Fatemeh Sholehvar, Mohammad Ali Takhshid, Maryam Rafiei   +2 more
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Single-cell transcriptomes and whole-brain projections of serotonin neurons in the mouse dorsal and median raphe nuclei

eLife, 2019
Serotonin neurons of the dorsal and median raphe nuclei (DR, MR) collectively innervate the entire forebrain and midbrain, modulating diverse physiology and behavior.
Jing Ren, Alina A. Isakova, Drew Friedmann, Jiawei Zeng, Sophie M. Grutzner, Albert Pun, Grace Q. Zhao, Sai Saroja Kolluru, Ruiyu Wang, Rui Lin, Pengcheng Li, Anan Li, J. Raymond, Qingming Luo, Minmin Luo, S. Quake, L. Luo   +16 more
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Recreational use, analysis and toxicity of tryptamines [PDF]

, 2015
The definition New psychoactive substances (NPS) refers to emerging drugs whose chemical structures are similar to other psychoactive compounds but not identical, representing a "legal" alternative to internationally controlled drugs.
Mannocchi, Giulio, Pantano, Flaminia, Romolo, Francesco Saverio, Tittarelli, Roberta   +3 more
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MECHANISM OF INHIBITORY AND STIMULATORY EFFECTS OF SEROTONIN ON DUODENAL CONTRACTIONS

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2018
Aim. To investigate the effects of serotonin on duodenal motor activity. Materials and Methods. Experiments were performed on Wistar rats (n=83) which received nembutal anesthesia.
VIKTOR M. Smirnov, DMITRIY S. Sveshnikov, ANDREY V. Kuchuk, TATIANA E. Kuznetsova, ELENA D. Ignatova, LARISA V. Trubetskaya   +5 more
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Imipramine Increases Norepinephrine and Serotonin in the Salivary Glands of Rats

Biology
Xerostomia induced by antidepressants such as imipramine has long been thought to be due to their anticholinergic effects. However, even antidepressants with low anticholinergic effects may have a high incidence of xerostomia.
Kosuke Shirose, Masanobu Yoshikawa, Takugi Kan, Masaaki Miura, Mariko Watanabe, Mitsumasa Matsuda, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Mitsuru Kawaguchi, Kenji Ito, Takeshi Suzuki   +9 more
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Escitalopram reduces attentional performance in anxious older adults with high-expression genetic variants at serotonin 2A and 1B receptors [PDF]

, 2012
Older adults are among the most vulnerable to adverse cognitive effects of psychotropic medications and, therefore, the personalization of psychotropic treatment based on adverse drug reactions in this demographic is of great importance.
Butters, Meryl A, Dixon, David, Doré, Peter M, Hinrichs, Anthony L, Lenze, Eric J, Lotrich, Francis E, Nowotny, Petra, Pollock, Bruce G   +7 more
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The importance of serotonin in the gastrointestinal tract

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2017
Introduction. Serotonin also called as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a very important neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, also plays an important role in the gastrointestinal tract.
Jarosław Koza, Renata Kwiatkowska, Adam Jurgoński, Małgorzata Pujanek, Monika Ameryk, Piotr Sikorski, Agnieszka Meder, Maciej Świątkowski   +7 more
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Behavioral Mechanisms That Depend on Dopamine and Serotonin in Interact With the Antipsychotics Risperidone and Aripiprazole

Journal of Experimental Neuroscience, 2018
The neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin participate in specific behavioral neuromuscular mechanisms in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans . Dopamine is involved in the gentle touch response and serotonin in the pharyngeal pumping rate.
Jaime Osuna-Luque, Ángel Rodríguez-Ramos, María del Mar Gámez-del-Estal, Manuel Ruiz-Rubio   +3 more
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Serotonin modulates insect hemocyte phagocytosis via two different serotonin receptors

eLife, 2016
Serotonin (5-HT) modulates both neural and immune responses in vertebrates, but its role in insect immunity remains uncertain. We report that hemocytes in the caterpillar, Pieris rapae are able to synthesize 5-HT following activation by ...
Yi-xiang Qi, Jia Huang, Meng-qi Li, Ya-su Wu, Ren-ying Xia, Gong-yin Ye   +5 more
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The Effects of Serotonin in Immune Cells

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2017
Serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] plays an important role in many organs as a peripheral hormone. Most of the body’s serotonin is circulating in the bloodstream, transported by blood platelets and is released upon activation.
N. Herr, C. Bode, D. Duerschmied
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