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tryptamine

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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 (trpt-mn)
n.
A crystalline substance that is formed in plant and animal tissues from tryptophan and is an intermediate in various metabolic processes.
tryptamine [trip´tah-mēn]
a chemical product of the decarboxylation of tryptophan, causing vasoconstriction by the release of norepinephrine at postganglionic nerve endings.
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