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SEROTONIN


subject field: medicine: body-part
origination date: 10/01/2001
originator: Carlos
check date: 03/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAINTERNAL-ANIMAL-SUBSTANCE
ANCESTORSALL
ANIMAL-PART
ANIMAL-SUBSTANCE
ANIMATE
ANIMATE-PART
BODY-PART
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-PART
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-SUBSTANCE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY


English
serotonindefinition: substance produced in the intestine and carried by the platelets. It favours vasoconstriction and intestinal peristalsis and reduces gastrointestinal pain. The excess of serotin caused by chemotherapy is responsible for the nausea and vomiting side effects. Serotin-based substances are used to fight some types of chronic pain. (en)
term type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10

Spanish
serotoninaterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: sustancia que se produce en el intestino y es transportada por las plaquetas. Favorece la vasoconstricción y el peristaltismo intestinal y reduce el dolor gastrointestinal. El exceso de serotina provocado por la quimioterapia es la causa de los efectos secundarios de náuseas y vómitos. Las sustancias basadas en la serotina se emplean para luchar contra algunos casos de dolor crónico. (es)