Figure 4.
Regulation of serotonin synthesis by brain leptin levels. Excessive brain leptin levels directly inhibit tryptophan hydroxylase-2 thereby decreasing the circulating neuronal levels of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)[41]
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