Lorcaserin works by stimulating a serotonin receptor in the hypothalamus, a part of the brain linked to the control of satiety and metabolism.

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For instance, if you want a drug that affects just one kind of serotonin receptor, you test candidate compounds against the other 13 known receptors, too.

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The team say their research shows that the virus can be stopped in its tracks using clozapine and comparable serotonin receptor blocking drugs.

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Moreover, the changes seen in mouse brains are not exactly the same as those observed in SIDS babies, in whom the serotonin receptor in question, known as 1A, is, if anything, underactive.

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This effect is assumed to be related to activation of the serotonin 2B receptor on heart tissue.

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When used at the approved dose of 10 milligrams twice a day, Belviq does not appear to activate the serotonin 2B receptor.

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Belviq works by activating the serotonin 2C receptor in the brain.

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Their original experiment used a genetic switch to regulate production of a particular receptor molecule for serotonin.

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They focused on measuring the density of a specific type of receptor that responds to the mood chemical serotonin.

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In particular, work by Dr Fowler implicates another dopamine receptor, DRD2, and also 5HTT, which regulates serotonin levels, in influencing voter turnout.

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