Meanings
adjectiveserotonergic (not comparable)
- not comparableContaining or releasing serotonin.
- not comparableInvolved in, or capable of modulating activity in, neurotransmission pathways that use serotonin receptor proteins.
Moreover, the results of multiple administrations of the receptor ligands to control rats indicate that the NPY systems in both structures under study are modulated in the same manner by dopaminergic activity and differentially by adrenergic, N-methyl-D-aspartate and serotonergic activity.
2005, Obuchowicz et al, Pharmacological Reports
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-
- Proto-Indo-European*sér-o-
- Proto-Italic*serom
- Latinserum
- Englishserum
- Englishsero-
- Proto-Indo-European*ten-
- Proto-Indo-European*tónos
- Proto-Hellenic*tónos
- Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
- Latintonus
- Middle Englishtone
- Englishtone
- Englishseroton(in)
- Englishserotonergic
From seroton(in) + -ergic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian serotoninergico
- serotoninergicocontaining or releasing serotonin
Portuguese serotonérgico
- serotonérgicocontaining or releasing serotonin
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APA
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“serotonergic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serotonergic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “serotonergic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serotonergic.
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