| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine). Fenclonine acts pharmacologically to deplete endogenous levels of serotonin. (references) | ||
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