| 释义 |
serotoninser‧o‧to‧nin /ˌserəˈtəʊnɪn $ -ˈtoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] technical   serotoninOrigin: 1900-2000 serum + tonic + -in - Another line of research linking alcohol and serotonin involves rats bred for their avid preference for alcohol.
- Another theory suggests that estrogen levels, which increase after ovulation, inhibit the release of serotonin in the brain.
- In the long term production of serotonin is reduced, leading to depression most suicides have low serotonin levels.
- One hypothesis: the former group may like alcohol so much because it helps compensate for their genetically faulty serotonin machinery.
- Studies in animals that live in hierarchies have shown that secretion of serotonin responds to changes in status.
- Successful human students have high serotonin levels; people of low status tend to have low serotonin levels.
- These deliver serotonin to wide areas of the brain and spinal cord.
NOUN► reuptake· The other argument for prescribing serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been their reported lower toxicity in overdose compared with some antidepressants.· However, disagreement exists about the role of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treating major depression.· We reviewed the evidence for the efficacy and acceptability of serotonin reuptake inhibitors compared with the tricyclic and related antidepressants by meta-analysis. a chemical in the body that helps carry messages from the brain and is believed to make you feel happy |