| 单词 | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor n. Pharmacology any of a class of psychoactive drugs that act by inhibiting the reuptake into presynaptic nerve cells of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and are used chiefly in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders; abbreviated SSRI. ΚΠ 1978 Life Sci. 22 1827 The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, Org 6582, inhibits heterosexual copulatory behavior in castrated testosterone-treated male rats. 1993 Harper's Mag. May 54 In 1978 Pfizer scientists first synthesized sertraline hydrochloride, a ‘selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor’, which increases activity in brain synapses. 2004 New Statesman 6 Sept. 11/2 The new-generation drugs are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs. (Serotonin is the brain chemical associated with happiness.) < as lemmas |
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