Involved in regulation of: sleep/wakefulness,
appetite, aggression/mood, temperature, behaviour, memory/learning, muscle contraction,
cardiovascular system and endocrine system
~90% produced / found in intestine, the rest in CNS
neurons
Low levels associated with depression -
antidepressant drugs, such as Prozac, target SEROTONIN levels;
High levels associated with obsessive-compulsive
disorder
(OCD)
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