Synaptic transmission

Fluoxetine is the antidepressant drug which have an action mechanism which is related to the synaptic transmission. Specify that mechanism?

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Fluoxetine is substance which stops the re-uptake of serotonin, a neurotransmitter which acts majorly in the central nervous system. By reducing the re-uptake of neurotransmitter the drug enhances its availability within the synaptic cleft hence, improving neuronal transmission.

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