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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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Narrower (24)

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
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Gene–environment interaction analysis of serotonin system markers with adolescent depression
We report analyses from a study of gene–environment interaction in adolescent depression. The sample was selected from 1990… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Personality and risk-taking: common biosocial factors.
The first part of this article describes a study of the relationships between personality and risk-taking in six areas: smoking… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Proposals for the classification and nomenclature of functional receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Changes in the levels of inositol phosphates after agonist-dependent hydrolysis of membrane phosphoinositides.
The formation of inositol phosphates in response to agonists was studied in brain slices, parotid gland fragments and in the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Serotonin and octopamine in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
The biogenic amines serotonin and octopamine are present in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Serotonin, detected… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Distribution of serotonin-immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—Cell bodies and terminals
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Stereotaxic mapping of the monoamine pathways in the rat brain.
The ascending monoamine pathways in the rat brain are demonstrated by the pile up of fluorescent material occurring in the axons… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Brain Serotonin Content: Physiological Dependence on Plasma Tryptophan Levels
Brain serotonin cocentrations at 1 p.m. were significantly elevated 1 hour after rats received a dose of L-tryptophan (12.5… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Brain Serotonin Content: Increase Following Ingestion of Carbohydrate Diet
In the rat, the injection of insulin or the consumption of carbohydrate causes sequential increases in the concentrations of… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
p-Chlorophenylalanine: a specific depletor of brain serotonin.
p -Chlorophenylalanine has been found to be a potent and selective depletor of brain serotonin (5HT) in mice, rats and dogs… 
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