serotonin secretion

id: GO:0001820
name: serotonin secretion
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The regulated release of serotonin by a cell or group of cells. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) is a monoamine synthesised in serotonergic neurons in the central nervous system, enterochromaffin cells in the gastrointestinal tract and some immune system cells.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0002442serotonin secretion involved in inflammatory response
GO:0060096serotonin secretion, neurotransmission

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0006837serotonin transport
GO:0023061signal release
GO:0032940secretion by cell