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serotoninergic

serotoninergic is the alternative form of serotonergic.

Meaning of serotonergic

Adjective

serotonergic (not comparable)

  1. Containing or releasing serotonin.
  2. Involved in, or capable of modulating activity in, neurotransmission pathways that use serotonin receptor proteins.
    • Moreover, the results of multiple administrations of the receptor ligands to control rats indicate that the NPY systems in both structures under study are modulated in the same manner by dopaminergic activity and differentially by adrenergic, N-methyl-D-aspartate and serotonergic activity.2005, Obuchowicz et al, Pharmacological Reports

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Origin of serotoninergic

From serotonin + -ergic.

Words formed from serotoninergic

Questions about serotoninergic

What is serotoninergic the alternative form of?
Serotoninergic is the alternative form of serotonergic.

Words near serotoninergic in the dictionary

  1. serotonin
  2. serotonin syndrome
  3. serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
  4. serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor
  5. serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors
  6. serotoninergic
  7. serotoninomimetic
  8. serotonins
  9. serotonylate
  10. serotonylated
  11. serotonylating

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