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Re: SSRI's: what happens to the blocked serotonin?

Posted by djmmm on March 27, 2002, at 9:17:17

In reply to SSRI's: what happens to the blocked serotonin?, posted by Janelle on March 27, 2002, at 1:27:13

Not all re-uptake sites are blocked, so this action still accounts for some of the recycling of serotonin, otherwise, the enzyme monoamine oxidase-A degrades (metabolizes) serotonin

http://www.utexas.edu/research/asrec/neurotr_copy01a.mov
http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/biobk/biobooknerv.html

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SSRI's: what happens to the blocked serotonin? Janelle 3/27/02
Re: SSRI's: what happens to the blocked serotonin? djmmm 3/27/02
Re: SSRI's: what happens to the blocked serotonin? » Janelle fachad 3/27/02
COOL!I got info I didn't expect re what MAOI's do! (nm) Janelle 3/28/02

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