tryptamine /tryp·ta·mine/ (trip´tah-mēn) a product of the decarboxylation of tryptophan, occurring in plants and certain foods such as cheese; it raises blood pressure via vasoconstriction by causing the release of norepinephrine at postganglionic nerve endings.
tryp·ta·mine (tr p t -m n )n. A crystalline substance that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes. |
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