serotonin

serotonin

英 [,serə'təʊnɪn]
　　美 [,sɛrə'tonɪn]

n. [生化] 血清素；5-羥色胺（血管收縮素）

中文詞源：

serotonin 血清素

來自 serum,血清，toxic,有毒的，-in,素。

例句：

1. The drug works by increasing levels of serotonin in the brain.
這種藥物通過提高大腦中血清素的含量來產生療效。

2. These cells release serotonin into the limbic system in response to sensory - nerve stimulation.
感官神經受到刺激後,這些細胞將血清素( serotonin )釋放進入大腦邊緣系統.

3. The chemical floods the synapse, overwhelming the serotonin receptors.
這種化學物質湮沒瞭突觸, 覆蓋瞭5—羥色胺的受體.

4. In man, the local effects of serotonin are negligible.
在人類, 血清素的局部作用是微不足道的.

5. Normally, serotonin is released when an electrical signal travels from the cell body down the axon.
正常情況下, 當電信號從細胞體傳向軸突時釋放5—羥色胺.