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MONOAMINE NEUROTRANSMITTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monoamine neurotransmitter" is a kind of...):
monoamine (a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monoamine neurotransmitter"):
noradrenaline; norepinephrine (a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses)
5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonin (a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory)
dopamine; Dopastat; Intropin (a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension)
