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'''Serotonergic''' means "related to the [[neurotransmitter]] [[serotonin]]". A [[synapse]] is '''serotonergic''' if it uses serotonin as its neurotransmitter. A substance is serotonergic if it is capable of producing, altering, or releasing [[serotonin]].
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'''Serotonergic'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} or '''serotoninergic'''{{Pronunciation-needed}} means "related to the [[neurotransmitter]] [[serotonin]]". A [[synapse]] is '''serotonergic''' if it uses serotonin as its neurotransmitter. A substance is serotonergic if it produces its effects via interactions with the [[serotonin]] system.
   
 
A '''serotonergic''', or '''serotonergic agent''', is any [[chemical]] which functions to enhance the effects mediated by serotonin in the [[central nervous system]], and they include the following classes of chemicals:
 
A '''serotonergic''', or '''serotonergic agent''', is any [[chemical]] which functions to enhance the effects mediated by serotonin in the [[central nervous system]], and they include the following classes of chemicals:
   
* Serotonin precursors (such as tryptophan and 5-HTP)
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* Serotonin precursors (such as [[tryptophan]] and [[5-Hydroxytryptophan|5-HTP]])
 
* [[Cofactor (biochemistry)|Cofactor]]s required in the body's production of serotonin
 
* [[Cofactor (biochemistry)|Cofactor]]s required in the body's production of serotonin
 
* Serotonergic [[enzyme]]s
 
* Serotonergic [[enzyme]]s
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* [[Serotonin receptor agonist]]
* [[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] - A common class of serotonergic [[antidepressants]]
 
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* [[Serotonin antagonist and reuptake inhibitor]]
 
* [[Serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] - A class of serotonergic [[antidepressants]]
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* [[Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor]]
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* [[Tricyclic antidepressant]]
 
* [[Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant]] - Another class of serotonergic antidepressants
 
* [[Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant]] - Another class of serotonergic antidepressants
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* [[Monoamine oxidase inhibitor]]
* [[serotonergic psychedelics]] - The serotonergic [[psychedelic drug|hallucinogenic drugs]]
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* [[Serotonergic psychedelic]]s - The serotonergic [[psychedelic drug]]s
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* [[Serotonin releasing agent]]
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* [[Selective serotonin releasing agent]]
   
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[Cholinergic]]
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*[[Serotonin agonist]]
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*[[Serotonin antagonist]]
* [[Dopaminergic]]
 
* [[Nootropic]]
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*[[Adrenergic]]
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*[[Cholinergic]]
 
*[[Dopaminergic]]
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*[[Nootropic]]
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[[Category:Parasympathetic nervous system]]
 
[[Category:Parasympathetic nervous system]]
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[[Category:Neurochemistry]]
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[[Category:Neurotransmitters]]
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[[Category:Serotonin]]
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SerotonergicTemplate:Pronunciation-needed or serotoninergicTemplate:Pronunciation-needed means "related to the neurotransmitter serotonin". A synapse is serotonergic if it uses serotonin as its neurotransmitter. A substance is serotonergic if it produces its effects via interactions with the serotonin system.

A serotonergic, or serotonergic agent, is any chemical which functions to enhance the effects mediated by serotonin in the central nervous system, and they include the following classes of chemicals:

See also



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