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octopamine

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octopamine /oc·to·pam·ine/ (ok″to-pam´ēn) a sympathomimetic amine thought to result from inability of the diseased liver to metabolize tyrosine; it is called a false neurotransmitter, since it can be stored in presynaptic vesicles, replacing norepinephrine, but has little effect on postsynaptic receptors.


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Bitter orange extract in included because it contains synephrine and octopamine.
Keywords: Citrus aurantium; Herbal extract; Synephrine; Side effect; Arrythmia ********** Synephrine is the main active compound in this herbal extract, which contains other symphaticomimetic amines like octopamine and tyramine (Pellati et al.
octopamine or evodiamine, one can market it and its parent biomass under an Old Dietary Ingredient provision.
 
 
 
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