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Inhibition of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) transporter reduces bone accrual during growth.
Endocrinology - 1 Feb 2005
Warden Stuart J, Robling Alexander G, Sanders Megan S, Bliziotes Michael M, Turner Charles H
Abstract excerpt
Selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) antagonize the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) transporter (5-HTT), and are frequently prescribed to children and adolescents to treat depression. However, recent findings of functional serotonergic pathways in bone cells and preliminary clinical ev...
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