How Serotonin Receptors Can Shape Drug Effects from LSD to Migraine Medication, The Scripps Research Institute, University of North Carolina, and Chinese Academy of Sciences Study

A team including scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has determined and analyzed the high-resolution atomic structures of two kinds of human serotonin receptor. The new findings help explain why some drugs that interact with these receptors have had unexpectedly complex and sometimes harmful effects.

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