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'''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]]
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