5-HT2A Receptors in the Central Nervous System

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Guiard, Bruno P. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Di Giovanni, Giuseppe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The Receptors, 32
• Subjects: Neurosciences.; Neurobiology.

5-HT2A receptors are G-protein coupled receptors that are widely distributed throughout the brain, most notably on neuronal and glial cells. 5-HT2A receptors have been implicated in various central physiological functions including mood regulation, memory, sleep, nociception, eating, and reward beha...