5 hydroxytryptamine
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- Platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine is decreased in a preliminary group of depressed patients receiving the 5-hydroxytryptamine re-uptake inhibiting drug fluoxetine.
- Enhanced contraction to 5-hydroxytryptamine is not due to "unmasking" of 5-hydroxytryptamine(1b) receptors in the mesenteric artery of the deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt rat.
- Scientific Contributions Enhanced Contraction to 5-Hydroxytryptamine Is Not Due to "Unmasking" of 5-Hydroxytryptamine1B Receptors in the Mesenteric Artery of the Deoxycorticosterone Acetate–Salt Rat Amy K.
- It is concluded that either 5-hydroxytryptamine is not involved in sympathetic nerve vasoconstriction or in Raynaud's phenomenon, or 5-hydroxytryptamine released in the microcirculation is largely taken up or metabolized by endothelial cells or platelets.
- 5-hydroxytryptamine is converted to melatonin in a two-step process, occurring mainly in the pineal gland.
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