Serotonin: What High and Low Levels Mean - Healthline Serotonin affects every part of you — from your emotions to your motor skills It helps with sleeping, healing, and digesting Serotonin is also thought to be a natural mood stabilizer
Serotonin: The natural mood booster - Harvard Health Serotonin can stave off depression and provide a feeling a euphoria When you feel happy and all seems right with the world, you're feeling the effects of serotonin
Serotonin: Functions, deficiency, and how to boost This article looks at the role of serotonin in the body, drugs that affect serotonin, side effects and symptoms of serotonin deficiency, and how to boost serotonin levels
Physiology, Serotonin - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a neurotransmitter with an integral physiological role in the human body; it regulates various activities, including behavior, mood, memory, and gastrointestinal homeostasis
Serotonin | Definition, Functions, Facts | Britannica Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine, is a biological molecule that acts as a vasoconstrictor and neurotransmitter It is derived from the amino acid tryptophan and is found in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells