Serotonergic 1738744 139081317 2007-06-18T22:49:26Z Clicketyclack 734918 cat sort '''Serotonergic''' means "related to the [[neurotransmitter]] [[serotonin]]". A [[synapse]] is '''serotonergic''' if it uses serotonin as its neurotransmitter. A substance is serotonergic if it is capable of producing, altering, or releasing [[serotonin]]. A '''serotonergic''', or '''serotonergic agent''', is any [[chemical]] which functions to enhance the effects mediated by serotonin in the [[central nervous system]], and they include the following classes of chemicals: * Serotonin precursors (such as [[Tryptophan|tryptophan]] and [[5-Hydroxytryptophan|5-HTP]]) * [[Cofactor (biochemistry)|Cofactor]]s required in the body's production of serotonin * Serotonergic [[enzyme]]s * [[Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor]] - A common class of serotonergic [[antidepressants]] * [[Noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant]] - Another class of serotonergic antidepressants * [[serotonergic psychedelics]] - The serotonergic [[psychedelic drug|hallucinogenic drugs]] ==See also== * [[Cholinergic]] * [[Dopaminergic]] * [[Nootropic]] [[Category:Parasympathetic nervous system]] [[Category:Nervous system]] [[Category:Neurochemistry]] [[Category:Neurotransmitters]] [[no:Serotonerg]]