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Table 1 Names of variables

From: Autoreceptor control of serotonin dynamics

In equations and text

Full name

bh2

Dihydrobiopterin

bh4

Tetrahydrobiopterin

trp

Tryptophan

btrp

Blood tryptophan

htp

5-Hydroxytryptamine

cht

Cytosolic serotonin

vht

Vesicular serotonin

eht

Extracellular serotonin

hiaa

5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid

pool

The tryptophan pool

\(G_{ht}^*\)

Serotonin activated G-protein

\(T_{ht}^*\)

Serotonin activated T regulatory protein

\(B_{ht}\)

Serotonin autoreceptors bound to eht

ght

Glial serotonin

\(G_{ha}^*\)

Histamine activated G-protein

\(T_{ha}^*\)

Histamine activated T regulatory protein

\(B_{ha}\)

Histamine autoreceptors bound to eha

eha

Extracellular histamine