Serotonin Cell Discoveries Mean Rethink Of Depression
Monday, August 2nd, 2010They also showed that long-term use of SSRIs in people with depression and panic disorder seemed to decrease serotonin levels through an as yet unidentified mechanism. Now, in studies of rats and mice, Lowry has found that there are This fits well with findings from other groups that there are two types of serotonin receptor in the amygdala, a brain region linked to emotion and anxiety: 5-HT2A receptors that inhibit anxiety, and 5-HT2C receptors that promote it.