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SEROTONIN AGONISTS

Specialty Definition: SEROTONIN AGONISTS

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Health

Agents that have an affinity for serotonin receptors and are able to mimic the effects of serotonin by stimulating the physiologic activity at the cell receptors. These compounds are used as antidepressants, anxiolytics, and in the treatment of migraine. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: SEROTONIN AGONISTS

Specialty definitions using "SEROTONIN AGONISTS": Serotonin Antagonists. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: SEROTONIN AGONISTS

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Health

They are called serotonin agonists because they mimic the action of endogenous (natural) serotonin and bind to specific subtypes of serotonin receptors. (references)

Several drugs for the prevention of migraine have been developed in recent years, including serotonin agonists which mimic the action of this key brain chemical. (references)

Patients also have claimed effectiveness of other oral drugs--including yohimbine hydrochloride, dopamine and serotonin agonists, and trazodone--but no scientific studies have proved the effectiveness of these drugs in relieving impotence. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Anagrams: SEROTONIN AGONISTS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-g-i-i-n-n-n-o-o-o-r-s-s-s-t-t"

-4 letters: intransigents, nonresistants.

-5 letters: angiotensins, ignorantness, integrations, intransigent, negotiations, nonresistant, orientations, resignations.

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Alternative Orthography: SEROTONIN AGONISTS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 45 52 4F 54 4F 4E 49 4E      41 47 4F 4E 49 53 54 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01000101 01010010 01001111 01010100 01001111 01001110 01001001 01001110 00100000 01000001 01000111 01001111 01001110 01001001 01010011 01010100 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#69 &#82 &#79 &#84 &#79 &#78 &#73 &#78 &#32 &#65 &#71 &#79 &#78 &#73 &#83 &#84 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0045 0052 004F 0054 004F 004E 0049 004E      0041 0047 004F 004E 0049 0053 0054 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

53395249544948434823541494843535453

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3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
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