英和和英

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsɛɹəˈtəʊnɪn/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌsɛɹəˈtoʊnɪn/

名詞

serotonin (countable and uncountable, plural serotonins)

1. (biochemistry) An indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.
   • 2015 August 21, “Generation of a Tph2 Conditional Knockout Mouse Line for Time- and Tissue-Specific Depletion of Brain Serotonin”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     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.

   • 2024 March 21, Kristen Rogers, “If antidepressants are killing your sex life, here’s what you can do”, in CNN‎:

     The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain.

略語s

• 5-HT

同意語

• 5-hydroxytryptamine

派生語

関連する語

• serotonergic

Further reading

• “serotonin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• serotonin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

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