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The involvement of serotonin on neuroendocrine regulation has been substantiated by much experimental data. Indeed, serotonin has been shown to play a role in the regulation of pituitary hormones that display a secretory rhythmicity and/or changes after exposure by to various types of stress. These results are supported by the existence of a serotoninergic innervation of hypothalamic regions that control hormonal rhythmical secretion of hormones (suprachiasmatic nucleus) and that respond to stress (paraventricular nucleus) (1).
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Oliver, C. et al. (1990). Differences in the Effects of Acute and Chronic Administration of Dexfenfluramine on Cortisol and Prolactin Secretion. In: Porter, J.C., Ježová, D. (eds) Circulating Regulatory Factors and Neuroendocrine Function. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 274. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5799-5_27
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