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Name:	Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2A
Description:	A serotonin receptor subtype found widely distributed in peripheral tissues where it mediates the contractile responses of variety of tissues that contain SMOOTH MUSCLE. Selective 5-HT2A receptor antagonists include KETANSERIN. The 5-HT2A subtype is also located in BASAL GANGLIA and CEREBRAL CORTEX of the BRAIN where it mediates the effects of HALLUCINOGENS such as LSD.
Synonyms:	Receptor, 5-HT2A; Serotonin 2A Receptor; 5-HT(2A) Receptor; 5 HT2A Receptor; Serotonin 2A Receptors; 2A Receptors, Serotonin; Receptors, Serotonin 2A; 2A Receptor, Serotonin; 5-HT2A Receptor; Receptor, Serotonin 2A