Serotonin-1a receptor 🧠

The serotonin-1a receptor seems to be uniquely involved in decreasing anxiety and mitigating depression. Rats who have had their Serotonin-1a receptors genetically removed were extremely anxious. It’s the binding of serotonin to this receptor that is translated into well-being and contentment.

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References

• Lustig, H., Robert. (2017). The Hacking of the American Chapter 7. Contentment and Serotonin (Location 1427). New York, NY: Penguin Random House.

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Type:🔵 Tags: Biology / Neuroscience / Biochemistry / Neurochemistry Status:☀️