Posted by SLS on April 10, 2006, at 9:22:32
In reply to Metabolite of Serotonin - important in mood?, posted by Questionmark on April 10, 2006, at 2:20:30
> > "There are tons of little details that are fascinating. Just one tiny example, I never knew that the metabolite of serotonin, after it is broken down in the brain, is crucial for mood...and that SSRIs prevent that metabolite from forming. Tons of details like that."
> Is this really true??
I've never hear of this.
I'm also curious to know more about it.
5-HIAA, if I remember properly, is 5-hydroxy indoleacetic acid. I believe this is the primary metabolite that results from the deamination of serotonin by MAO-A.
- Scott
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