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serotonin
Pathway / Platelet adhesion & activation

serotonin

metabolite

Serotonin is stored in and released from platelet α-granules during activation, promoting vasoconstriction and platelet–platelet recruitment at the thrombotic site.

Pathway placement
Cascade stepPlatelet adhesion & activation
Confidencemedium
RationalePlatelet α-granule cargo; released during activation and aggregation.
Also acts inSystemic / off-pathway
Druggability
Not assessed (no mapped human gene target).

Type I vs Type II discrimination

ScoresShared / rises in both
R — rupture / Type-I
67
C — confounder / Type-II
50
A — assay feasibility
42
E — evidence strength
37
T1DI (composite)
9
Specificity differential (R−C)+17
Confounder panel (Type-II drivers)
1sepsis / systemic inflammationmag 0
2anemia / acute blood lossn/a
3hypovolemia / dehydrationmag 2
4tachyarrhythmian/a
5hypoxemia / respiratory failuremag 2
6hypertensive emergencyn/a
7high-demand / peri-operative stressmag 2
Coverage: 4/7 confounders with evidence
Tier: deep-scored (abstract-extracted) · 6 supporting references. See the discrimination table for all markers.

Assay & specimen

Class-level default (no specific cleared assay)— generic method inferred from analyte class; confirm against a specific product insert before use.
Specimen
Serum, plasma or urine
Collection tube
Serum separator (gold/red-top, SST) · Lithium heparin (green-top) · Sterile urine container
Method / principle
LC-MS/MS (targeted metabolomics) or enzymatic colorimetric where available
Reagent / substrate
Stable-isotope-labeled internal standard (MS); or enzyme-coupled Trinder reagent
Platform
LC-MS/MS; some automated chemistry
Turnaround · availability
Send-out / research · Specialized / research

Literature evidence(4)

Clinical trials(2)