serotonin transporter gene

基本解释

These studies also looked at the roles of stressful life events, genotype at the serotonin transporter gene, and the resulting depression risk.
这些研究也调查压力性生活事件的角色、血清素传递子基因的基因型和发生抑郁的风险。
The study will be the first to measure which variant a teenager has of the serotonin transporter gene, which is responsible for our uptake of "feel-good" serotonin and mood control.
研究组还将首次测试青年人拥有那种转胺基因（对吸收让心情转好的胺和控制情绪起首要作用）。
Objective To investigate the association of the polymorphism of serotonin transporter gene linked polymorphic(5-HTTLPR) region with depression and its clinical symptoms in the Han Chinese.
目的探讨中国汉族人群5-羟色胺转运体基因连锁多态性区域（5-HTTLPR）与抑郁症及临床特征的相关性。

They report finding no link between the serotonin transporter gene and the risk of depression.
The gene is a transporter of serotonin, a brain chemical involved with mood and desire for food.

The serotonin-transporter gene comes in two functional variants—long and short.
ECONOMIST: The genetics of happiness
That some populations have more of the long version of the serotonin-transporter gene has been noticed before, though the association has previously been made at a national, rather than a racial, level.
ECONOMIST: The genetics of happiness