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monoamine
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monoamine /mono·amine/ (mon″o-ah-mēn´) an amine containing one amino group, e.g., serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine.
mon·o·am·ine (mn-mn, --mn)
n.
An amine compound containing one amino group, especially a compound that functions as a neurotransmitter.
monoamine
[mon′ō·am′in]
an amine containing one amine group.
monoamine [mon″o-am´ēn]
an amine containing only one amino group.
monoamine oxidase (MAO) a copper-containing enzyme that deaminates monoamines such as dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. See also monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
monoamine
an amine containing only one amino group.
monoamine oxidase
a cuproprotein enzyme that deaminates monoamines such as serotonin, epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, tyramine and tryptamine. Called also MAO.
monoamine oxidase inhibitors
substances that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase, increasing catecholamine and serotonin levels in the brain; they are used as antidepressants and antihypertensives. Called also MAO inhibitors.
monoamine
Pharmacology A class of hormones or neurotransmitters–eg, catecholamines–dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine and indoleamines–serotonin, melatonin, which have 1 amine. See Catecholamine.
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