Central Serotonin-2A (5-HT2A) Receptor Dysfunction in Depression and Epilepsy: The Missing Link?

5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A receptors (5-HT2A-Rs) are G-protein coupled receptors. In agreement with their location in the brain, they have been implicated not only in various central physiological functions including memory, sleep, nociception, eating and reward behaviors, but also in many neuropsychiat...

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Main Authors: Bruno Pierre Guiard, Giuseppe eDi Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00046/full