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serotonins

serotonins is the plural of serotonin.

Meaning of serotonin

Noun

serotonin (countable and uncountable, plural serotonins)

  1. An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.
    • Notably, mouse lines targeting genes codifying for serotonin receptors, for enzymes involved in 5-HT synthesis as Tph1 and Tph2, in its metabolism as monoaminoxidase A (MAOA) or in its re-uptake as serotonin transporter (SERT), have been generated.2015 August 21, “Generation of a Tph2 Conditional Knockout Mouse Line for Time- and Tissue-Specific Depletion of Brain Serotonin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about serotonins

What is serotonins the plural of?
Serotonins is the plural of serotonin.

Words near serotonins in the dictionary

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

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