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Striatal dopamine release and genetic variation of the serotonin 2C receptor in humans.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 4 Jul 2012
Mickey Brian J, Sanford Benjamin J, Love Tiffany M, Shen Pei-Hong, Hodgkinson Colin A, Stohler Christian S, Goldman David, Zubieta Jon-Kar
Abstract excerpt
Mesoaccumbal and nigrostriatal projections are sensitive to stress, and heightened stress sensitivity is thought to confer risk for neuropsychiatric disorders. Serotonin 2C (5-HT(2C)) receptors mediate the inhibitory effects of serotonin on dopaminergic circuitry in experimental animals, and preclinical findings have implicated 5-HT(2C) receptors in motivated behaviors and psychotropic drug mechanisms. In humans,...
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