Nótese que no existe el receptor 5-HT1C, después que el receptor fue clonado y luego caracterizado se encontró que tenía más en común con la familia de receptores 5-HT2
y fue designado como receptor 5-HT2C. Nótese también que no existe el receptor 5-HT5B receptor, este existe solamente en ratones y ratas, pero no en primates incluyendo los humanos.
Agonistas muy poco selectivos de los subtipos de receptor 5-HT incluye la ergotamina (un antimigrañoso), el cual activa los receptores 5-HT1A, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1B, D2 y el receptor de norepinefrina.[31] LSD (un psicodélico) es un agonista de los receptores 5-HT1A, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C, 5-HT5A, 5-HT5, 5-HT6.[31]
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