serotonin

As nouns the difference between serotonin and hydroxytryptamine

is that serotonin is serotonin while hydroxytryptamine is (organic compound) any hydroxy derivative of tryptamine, but especially 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin).

As nouns the difference between serotonin and ondansetron

is that serotonin is an indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc while ondansetron is a serotonin 5-HT3 receptor antagonist used mainly as an antiemetic to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and bromantane

is that serotonin is serotonin while bromantane is a stimulant drug developed in russia during the late 1980s, acting mainly by inhibiting the reuptake of both dopamine and serotonin in the brain, formerly used as a doping agent to enhance athletic performance.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and dihydroergotamine

is that serotonin is serotonin while dihydroergotamine is (chemistry) an ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and indatraline

is that serotonin is serotonin while indatraline is a nonselective monoamine reuptake inhibitor that has been shown to block the reuptake of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin with effects similar to those of cocaine.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and tetrahydrobiopterin

is that serotonin is serotonin while tetrahydrobiopterin is (biochemistry) a naturally-occurring nutrient and essential cofactor of the three aromatic amino acid hydroxylase enzymes, used in the biosynthesis of the neurotransmitters serotonin, melatonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and nitric oxide.

As a noun serotonin

is an indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc.

As an adjective antiserotonergic is

preventing or counteracting the effects of serotonin.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and buspirone

is that serotonin is serotonin while buspirone is an anxiolytic agent and serotonin receptor agonist of the azaspirodecanedione class of compounds.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and bufotenine

is that serotonin is serotonin while bufotenine is (organic compound) an alkaloid, found in the skins of some toads, related to serotonin.

As nouns the difference between serotonin and methylserotonin

is that serotonin is an indoleamine neurotransmitter, 5-hydroxytryptamine, that is involved in depression, appetite, etc., and is crucial in maintaining a sense of well-being, security, etc while methylserotonin is either of several methyl derivatives of serotonin that are agonists.