title: Two distinct central serotonin receptors with different physiological functions.
abstract: Two distinct serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) receptors designated serotonin 1 and serotonin 2 bind tritium-labeled serotonin and tritium-labeled spiroperidol, respectively. Drug potencies at serotonin 2 sites, but not at serotonin 1 sites, predict their effects on the "serotonin behavioral syndrome," indicating that serotonin 2 sites mediate these behaviors. The limited correlation of drug effects with regulation by guanine nucleotides suggests that serotonin 1 sites might be linked to adenylate cyclase. Drug specificities of serotonin-elicited synaptic inhibition and excitation may reflect serotonin 1 and serotonin 2 receptor interactions, respectively.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006150:Guanine Nucleotides / Q000502:physiology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000502:physiology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D013134:Spiperone / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D006150:Guanine Nucleotides; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012701:Serotonin; D013134:Spiperone; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases