Posted by pellmell on July 20, 2001, at 12:10:56
In reply to Re: MORE about this subject: HELP! » Janelle, posted by pellmell on July 20, 2001, at 12:00:12
> > Woops! Well, now I'm confused, because I was under the impression that while there is only one type of serotonin *reuptake pump*, it pumps out the Serotonin to many receptors (I was told this by a doc and have also seen pictures wherein a bunch of little Serotonin circles being released from one set of receptors into the synapses, then starting to binding to a corresponding bunch of receptors on the other side so to speak).
>Oops, and I forgot...the 5HT reuptake pump only does what its name implies: it reclaims free serotonin from the synapse for the serotonergic neuron. Other mechanisms are responsible for releasing 5HT from the cell.
Oh, and the reuptake pump is on the presynaptic terminal, while the majority of the receptors live on the postynaptic terminal.
Until next time,
-pm
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