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Serotonin

Known as: 5ht, 3-(2-Aminoethyl)-1H-indol-5-ol, 5-ht 
A biochemical messenger and regulator, synthesized from the essential amino acid L-TRYPTOPHAN. In humans it is found primarily in the central nervous… 
National Institutes of Health

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1-oxo-5-hydroxytryptamine111In-bis-5-hydroxytryptamide-diethylenetriamine-pentaacetate2-methyl-5-HT4,6-difluoroserotonin

Broader (6)

AminesAutacoidsNeurotransmittersSerotonin Agonists
In BloodNucleus Raphe MagnusProcess of secretionSerotonin Ag:PrThr:Pt:Tiss:Ord:Immune stain

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Loss of Selective Endothelial Cell Vasoactive Functions Caused by Hypercholesterolemia in Pig Coronary Arteries
The influence of hypercholesterolemia on the reactivity of coronary arteries was investigated after feeding a high-cholesterol… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Studies on the effect of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on central catecholamine neurons in C57 BL/6 mice. Comparison with three other strains of mice
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Exogenous sn-1,2-diacylglycerols containing saturated fatty acids function as bioregulators of protein kinase C in human platelets.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
A role for inositol triphosphate in intracellular Ca2+ mobilization and granule secretion in platelets.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Effects of adenosine on depolarization-induced release of various radiolabelled neurotransmitters from slices of rat corpus striatum
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Decreased uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine in blood platelets from depressed patients
THE search for biological aberrations in affective disorders has been intensified within the last few years1. Special attention… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Mapping of nerve cells in the suboesophageal ganglia of Helix aspersa.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The postnatal ontogeny of monoamine-containing neurones in the central nervous system of the albino rat.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Retinal and pineal hydroxyindole-o-methyl transferase activity in vertebrates.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
STUDIES ON 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE STORES IN PINEAL GLAND OF RAT.
Summary— The pineal gland of the rat has been studied using a highly specific and sensitive fluorescence microscopical method for… 
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