Tag serotonin ‘vacuums’ to track depression

Click Here to Read:  Tag serotonin ‘vacuums’ to track depression,  posted by David Salisbury on the Futurity website on June 28, 2012.

Serotonin transporters are an important research subject because they are the target for the most common drugs used to treat depression, including Prozac, Paxil, and Lexapro. Above, neurons with serotonin transporters labeled with quantum dots. (Credit: Jerry Chang/Vanderbilt)