Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors Are Commonly Used as Antidepressants and Function

question 39

Multiple Choice

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors are commonly used as antidepressants and function exactly as their name implies: they inhibit the reuptake of serotonin from the synaptic cleft by the pre-synaptic neuron. What effect will this have on these serotonin pathways?

• A) they increase the amount of serotonin released
• B) they increase the effects of serotonin on the post-synaptic neuron
• C) they decrease the amount of serotonin released by the post-synaptic neuron
• D) the decrease the effects of serotonin on the post-synaptic neuron