Posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 19:17:02
In reply to But wait ? How does this make sence?, posted by linkadge on June 25, 2005, at 19:11:24
I know its been brought up before, but I feel I am not getting anywhere in my understanding.
Personally, I am more interested in the theory, than in anything else..
This was taken from
http://www.psycheducation.org/mechanism/4WhyShortsLongs.htm
The "long version" of the serotonin transporter gene is longer because of these. Somehow this tandem repeat also makes the gene produce more protein product, which goes to work on grabbing serotonin from the synapse. The result: cells with "two longs" take up twice as much serotonin from they synapse as cells with a short or two shorts.Lesch
--------------------------------------------Why then, do SSRI's which serve to slow the reputake system futher, have any efficacy in with this so called bad serotonin allele.
Linkadge
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