serotonin
noun
Examples of serotonin in a Sentence
Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
In one study, published in the October issue of the journal Cell, researchers suggested that remnants of the virus lingering in the gut of long Covid patients triggered reductions in the neurotransmitter serotonin.
—Barbara Mantel, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
Vitamin B6 also boosts your serotonin and other neurotransmitters, helping improve your mood and reducing depression anxiety, per a 2022 study.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2024
Get Stretching Exercise of any sort will boost serotonin, and stretching is the best way to unwind before, after, or in lieu of physical activity.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
It’s often taken for granted that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain: specifically, a chronic deficiency of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that carries messages between nerve cells.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
Stock up on vitamin D Like serotonin, vitamin D works to support both the adaptive and innate immune responses in the body.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2024
With less morning light, you body may produce lower amounts of the hormone serotonin, which elevates our moods.
—USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
In addition to lowering cortisol, a warm bath can calm the nervous system by encouraging the body to release neurotransmitters like serotonin, which contribute to feelings of contentment and well-being.
—Georgia Day, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
sero- + ton(ic) entry 2 or tone entry 1 + -in entry 1, probably after angiotonin, earlier name for angiotensin — more at angiotensin
Note: Term introduced by Maurice M. Rapport, Arda Alden Green and Irvine H. Page in "Crystalline serotonin," Science, vol. 108, Issue 2804 (September 24, 1948), pp. 329-330: "The general behavior of the crystalline substance is suggestive of its homogeneity. We would like provisionally to name it serotonin, which indicates that its source is serum and its activity is one of causing constriction."
1948, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
serotonin
noun
ˌser-
called also 5-HT, 5-hydroxytryptamine
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