title: Serotonin in panic anxiety.
abstract: Disorders in serotonin transmission and/or metabolism are associated with various psychiatric diseases. In recent years evidence has emerged that serotonin may play a role in the pathogenesis of panic disorder. After an introduction into basic physiology, this evidence is reviewed. The possible meaning of these data is discussed in the context of some recent human experimental models of panic.
authors.affiliation: State University of Limburg, Department clinical psychiatry, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pols
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Griez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010200:Panic / Q000187:drug effects; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin