serotonergic

serotonergic

English

Etymology

serotonin +‎ -ergic

Adjective

serotonergic (not comparable)

1. Containing or releasing serotonin
   • 2005, Obuchowicz et al, Pharmacological Reports:

     Moreover, the results of multiple administrations of the receptor ligands to control rats indicate that the NPY systems in both structures under study are modulated in the same manner by dopaminergic activity and differentially by adrenergic, N-methyl-D-aspartate and serotonergic activity.

Derived terms

• extraserotonergic

Translations

containing or releasing serotonin

Italian: serotoninergico (it)

Portuguese: serotonérgico

Further reading

• serotonergic at OneLook Dictionary Search