Posted by Larry Hoover on March 16, 2007, at 7:45:56 [reposted on March 24, 2007, at 23:12:28 | original URL]
In reply to Re: 5 HTP Supplements... weight gain?, posted by jealibeanz on March 15, 2007, at 21:09:30
> I have no idea how it actually works. But just to clarify, 5 HTP is another name for serotonin.
Uuuuuhhh, no.
5-HTP is 5-hydroxy tryptophan, the intermediate between tryptophan and serotonin. Serotonin is 5-hydroxy tryptamine, which is shortened to 5-HT, All the different serotonin receptors are named by that convention, e.g. 5-HT1a receptor.
Lar
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