They report finding no link between the serotonin transporter gene and the risk of depression.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

And one problem is that "For depression" is that there's too little of a neurotransmitter known as serotonin.

抑郁症的问题就在于,缺乏一种叫做血清素的神经递质

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Prozac makes serotonin more prevalent and so in some extent might help alleviate depression.

百忧解能够增加血清素的含量,因此可以在某种程度上缓解抑郁症的症状

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"But a baby who has a defect in those brain stem circuits that use serotonin can't do that when challenged and they go on to die."

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

In studying babies' brains, the researchers found that babies who died of SIDS had 25 percent less serotonin and related chemicals than the babies who died of other causes.

VOA: standard.2010.02.08

"We found that the babies who died of SIDS had abnormalities in serotonin in regions of the brain stem that control breathing and heart rate and blood pressure during sleep."

VOA: standard.2010.02.08