serotonin

Converse of object

• call: A chemical called serotonin plays a role in ' lifting ' the mood.
• prevent: SSRIs work by preventing serotonin from being reabsorbed back into the nerve cells in the brain.
• release: This helps prolong the mood lightening effect of any released serotonin.
• produce: These produce slow burning carbohydrates that encourage the body to produce serotonin, the happy hormone.
• include: It is one of a class of inhibitory neurotransmitters that include serotonin.
• make: Tryptophan is an amino acid that the body needs to make serotonin.

Preposition: in

• brain: SSRIs work by raising the levels of the natural chemical serotonin in the brain, which in turn tends to lift the mood.
• body: It is not advised to take MDMA with an antidepressant which already breaks down serotonin in the body.

Adjective modifier

more: Put simply the more serotonin in the brain the higher a person's mood.

Modifies a noun

• reuptake: Prozac is a famous example of a serotonin reuptake inhibiting drug.
• re-uptake: Can you piece together the meaning of ' selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor ' ?
• inhibitor: The reports all related to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor group of drugs.
• transporter: Autism and the serotonin transporter: the long and short of it.
• antagonist: Several types of serotonin antagonists are under trial in IBS, some with encouraging results.
• agonist: This medicine belongs to a group of drugs called serotonin agonists.

Noun used with modifier

• neurotransmitter: It may also work by altering levels of the brain neurotransmitter serotonin.
• brain: The brain chemical serotonin, whose levels drop during a migraine, is also involved.
• hormone: It triggers an increase in the production of the antidepressant hormone serotonin which accounts for why we get that lift.
• chemical: SSRIs work by raising the levels of the natural chemical serotonin in the brain, which in turn tends to lift the mood.
• increase: These increase serotonin levels in your brain and so help to lessen symptoms of depression.