serotonin

monoamine neurotransmitter
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q167934
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serotonin

Summary

serotonin is a type of chemical entity[1]. serotonin ranks in the top 0.85% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,794 views/month, #107 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • serotonin is credited with the discovery of Arda Green[3].
  • serotonin is credited with the discovery of Maurice M. Rapport[4].
  • serotonin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[5].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1A[6].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B[7].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 1B[8].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1D[9].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1E[10].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1F[11].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A[12].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B[13].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C[14].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3A[15].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 4[16].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5 hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 4[17].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 5A[18].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 5A[19].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 6[20].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 7[21].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 7[22].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as Dopamine receptor D1[23].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as Dopamine receptor D5[24].
  • serotonin's physically interacts with is recorded as Solute carrier family 36 member 1[25].
  • serotonin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC2=C(C=C1O)C(=CN2)CCN[26].
  • serotonin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₁₂N₂O[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Arda Green[3], a biochemist[28], 1899–1958[29], of United States[30], awarded the Garvan–Olin Medal[31] and Maurice M. Rapport[4], a researcher[32], 1919–2011[33], of United States[34].

Why It Matters

serotonin ranks in the top 0.85% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,794 views/month, #107 of 12,596).[2] serotonin has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] serotonin is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+176.095'}
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Has parts
    Topic's main category Category:Serotonin
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