小组建立了一系列突变体的蠕虫样本,在基因上对羟色胺的蛋白质调控有缺陷。 有些篡改影响食欲,有些影响代谢。
The team created a number of mutant worms with engineered defects in proteins that serotonin controls; some of the proteins they tampered with affected appetite, others metabolism.
新的研究表明,答案可能就在于羟色胺,一种神经递质,神经细胞所发送的化学邮件。
New research shows that the answer may lie in serotonin, a neurotransmitter, or chemical messenger produced by nerve cells.
2007年,美国食品和药品管理局批准了一种用于宠物狗治疗的药物,该药物与百忧解一样含有羟色胺重摄取抑制剂成分。
In 2007, the us Food and drug Administration licensed a drug containing the same serotonin-reuptake inhibitor as Prozac for use in dogs.
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