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RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A
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Descriptor
English
:
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Receptor de Serotonina 5-HT2A
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Receptor 5-HT2A de Serotonina
Synonyms
English
:
Serotonin 2A Receptor
Tree Number:
D12.776.543.750.070.800.200.100
D12.776.543.750.100.800.200.100
D12.776.543.750.720.300.800.200.100
Definition
English
:
A
serotonin
receptor subtype found widely distributed in peripheral
tissues
where it mediates the contractile responses of variety of
tissues
that contain SMOOTH MUSCLE. Selective 5-HT2A receptor antagonists include
KETANSERIN
. The 5-HT2A subtype is also located in
BASAL GANGLIA
and
CEREBRAL CORTEX
of the
BRAIN
where it mediates the effects of
HALLUCINOGENS
such as LSD.
History Note
English
:
2004; use RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A (NM) 1994-2003
Allowable Qualifiers
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:
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Record Number:
38307
Unique Identifier:
D044402
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