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Effects of drugs on the processes regulating the functional activity of brain 5-hydroxytryptamine

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5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), seems to be involved in depression and perhaps schizophrenia. A behavioural test of 5-HT action in animals has been used to clarify the mechanism of its action and the effects of various drugs used clinically in affective disorders.

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Richard Green, A., Grahame-Smith, D. Effects of drugs on the processes regulating the functional activity of brain 5-hydroxytryptamine. Nature 260, 487–491 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/260487a0

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