Serotonergic drugs as sleep medications

Alessandro Serretti; Antonio Drago

Serotonergic drugs as sleep medications

Alessandro Serretti
, Antonio Drago

University of Bologna
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Abstract

Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter biosynthesized in the human body from the amino acid tryptophan. Within the brain, serotonin is associated with a variety of important functions, including those that control appetite, memory, sleep, and learning. For a long time serotonin has been associated with sleep: in the earliest study, the manipulation of the serotonin system was associated with sleep or wake behavior, and it has been considered as the ‘sleep’ or the ‘wake’ neurotransmitter.1.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sleep Disorders : Diagnosis and Therapeutics
Number of pages	16
Publisher	CRC Press/Balkema
Publication date	1. Jan 2008
Pages	230-245
ISBN (Print)	9780415438186
ISBN (Electronic)	9780203091715
Publication status	Published - 1. Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

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