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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Cell Physiol. 2017 Apr 10;232(9):2359–2372. doi: 10.1002/jcp.25518

Figure 1. Biochemical pathway for serotonin synthesis with inhibitors of serotonin receptors.

Figure 1

Synthesis pathway for serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is depicted here with enzymes responsible for each step as well as known inhibitors of these enzymes. Serotonin will then bind to one of seven 5-HT receptors (5-HT1-7) at the nerve ending. A few known drug inhibitors of specific 5-HT receptors are also portrayed.