Differences in Serotonin Levels of Males and Females Linked to Depression
"Both males and females have similar storage of serotonin in the brain, but, in stressful situations when serotonin is utilized and increases, the low activity of transportation prevents females from maintaining adequate stores of the neurotransmitter." |
When studying the neurological and psychological differences among males and females, one may investigate the specific transmitters in the brain that allot for behavioral and psychological variation.
Nishizawa, S., Benkelfat, C., Young, S., Leyton, M., Mzengeza, S., & de Montigny, C. et al. (1997). Differences between males and females in rates of serotonin synthesis in human brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences, 94(10), 5308-5313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.10.5308
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