Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Activated by or capable of liberating serotonin, especially in transmitting nerve impulses.
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- adjective Containing or releasing
serotonin .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the rat experiments, the researchers injected so-called serotonergic agonists, a compound that mimics the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin and activates receptors in the central and peripheral nervous system.
News 2009
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It will be a potential medical disaster because most catatonic-like states are now caused by drug toxicity, including neuroleptic malignant syndrome from the antipsychotic drugs and serotonin syndrome from the serotonergic antidepressants.
Dr. Peter Breggin: FDA Panel Recommends Testing of ECT Machines Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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It will be a potential medical disaster because most catatonic-like states are now caused by drug toxicity, including neuroleptic malignant syndrome from the antipsychotic drugs and serotonin syndrome from the serotonergic antidepressants.
Dr. Peter Breggin: FDA Panel Recommends Testing of ECT Machines Dr. Peter Breggin 2011
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And a close look at the statistics showed that the strongly serotonergic drugs were the ones that improved mood—as opposed to the other items on the HAM-D—most dramatically.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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Lowry CA, et al. Identification of an immune-responsive mesolimbocortical serotonergic system: Potential role in regulation of emotional behavior.
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Now, thanks to an active online community, and organizations like Cluster Busters, some sufferers are finding relief in an unlikely treatment: the serotonergic psychedelic drugs LSD and psilocybin, two chemicals that helped fuel the psychedelic revelry of the 1960s.
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Comparative study of fluoxetine, sibutramine, sertraline and dexfenfluramine on the morphology of serotonergic nerve terminals using serotonin immunohistochemistry.
Dr. Peter Breggin: Pregnant Mothers Should Not Take SSRI Antidepressants 2008
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Several serotonergic receptor agonists are in clinical trials for the treatment of obesity.
A tale of two studies | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Dailey, J. W., and Reigel, C.E. Noradrenergic and serotonergic determinants of seizure susceptibility and severity in genetically epilepsy-prone rates.
Santa Fe Pediatrician Regales Hawaii Legislative Committee with Dangers of Aspartame 2008
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Remember, most psychedelics including both LSD and psilocybin increase 5-HT2A receptors and thereby reduce the inhibiting effect of serotonergic neurons on other transmitters.
L.S.D., R.I.P. 2006
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