5-hydroxytryptamine

Definitions of 5-hydroxytryptamine
  1. noun
    a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory
    synonyms: serotonin
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    type of:
    monoamine neurotransmitter
    a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission
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