Example sentences for: serotonin

How can you use “serotonin” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors are recognized as an effective biological treatment for OCD [ 20 ] . In a double blind, placebo control study, treating over 500 patients with OCD, clomipramine was found to be superior to placebo [ 30 ] . Differences between clomipramine and placebo were noted as early as one week after the start of treatment, with significant clinical improvement occurring after six weeks of treatment.

  • Although all are present in the lining of the GI tract, serotonin is particularly important.

  • As noted earlier, fluoxetine is a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor while clomipramine is a non-selective re-uptake inhibitor of serotonin, and to some extent norepinephrine.

  • Activation of 5-HT 2C receptors in choroid plexus stimulates phosphoinositol hydrolysis [ 12 ] and increases intracellular calcium [ 13 ] . We measured changes in intracellular calcium in response to serotonin (5-HT) with the calcium indicator, fura.

  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are currently embroiled in controversy over whether they are associated with an elevated risk of suicide [20].


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