serotoninergic neuron

Introduction

Neurons using serotonin as a neurotransmitter.

Serotoninergic neurons within the raphe nuclei project to the:

• hypothalamus
• hippocampus
• amygdala
• septum
• striatum
• cingulate gyrus,
• cerebellum
• brainstem (including substantia nigra)
• spinal cord

More general terms

• catecholaminergic neuron

Additional terms

• raphe nuclei
• serotonin [5HT] receptor
• serotonin; 5-hydroxytryptamine