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Look up: dopamine


  1. dopamine
    (DM) Type: Term Pronunciation: dō′pă-mēn Definitions: 1. An intermediate in tyrosine metabolism and precursor of norepinephrine and epinephrine; neurotransmitter is the peripheral and central nervous systems; depletion of dopamine produces Parkinson disease. Synonyms: 3-h...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=26452

  2. Dopamine
    [film] ==Plot== Rand is a computer animator, who has created an artificial intelligence creature designed to interact with children and teach them responsibility. When his prototype is forced into practice at a school, Rand encounters Sarah, a teacher he was inexplicably drawn to, at his fav...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine_(film)

  3. Dopamine
    [disambiguation] Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced in the body. Dopamine may also refer to: == See also == ...
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  4. Dopamine
    A catecholamine neurotransmitter known to have multiple functions depending on where it acts. Dopamine-containing neurons in the substantia nigra of the brainstem project to the caudate nucleus and are destroyed in Parkinson's victims. Dopamine is thought to regulate emotional responses, and play a ...
    Found op http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith2003/glossary.shtml

  5. Dopamine
    A drug used to increase the strength of contraction of the heart in heart failure, shock, severe trauma and septicaemia. It is administered by injection in carefully controlled dosage.
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  6. Dopamine
    Hormone important to our mood state, its over-production is thought responsible for the symptoms of schizophrenia. See the dopamine hypothesis.
    Found op http://www.gerardkeegan.co.uk/glossary/gloss_a.htm

  7. dopamine
    [n] - a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system
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  8. Dopamine
    Together with serotonin, this neurotransmitter is believed to play a part in schizophrenia. Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced in the body. In the brain, dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating dopamine receptors. Dopamine is also a neurohormone released by the hypothalamus. Its ...
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  9. Dopamine
    One of many neurotransmitters that is essential in the functioning of the central nervous system and is often considered to be the primary reward neurotransmitter in the brain. It is the precursor to norepinephrine.
    Found op http://www.chemicalglossary.net/definition/565-Dopamine

  10. Dopamine
    An amine neurotransmitter. The reduced level of dopamine in the 'substantia nigra' brain region is one of the primary deficits in Parkinson's disease patients.
    Found op http://www.vernalis.com/component/content/article/101-placing-and-open-offe

  11. Dopamine
    A chemical produced by the brain; it assists in the effective transmission of electrochemical messages from one nerve cell to the next. It is deficient in the basal ganglia and Substantia Nigra of a person with Parkinson's. It governs actions of movement, balance and walking.
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  12. Dopamine
    a chemical that transmits messages in the brain and plays a role in movement
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  1. Dopamine
    A catecholamine and a precursor to noradrenaline. Its highest concentration is in the basal ganglia part of the brain, where its function is to convey inhibitory influences to the extrapyramidal system of the brain.
    Found op http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=666

  2. Dopamine
    Dopamine: An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of molecules that serve as neurotransmitters and hormones). It is a monoamine (a compound containing nitrogen formed from ammonia by replacement of one or more of the hydrogen atoms b...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=14345

  3. dopamine
    A catecholamine neurotransmitter and hormone (153 D), formed by decarboxylation of dehydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). A precursor of adrenaline and noradrenaline.
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  4. dopamine
    <drug> A catecholamine neurotransmitter and hormone (153 D), formed by decarboxylation of dehydroxyphenylalanine (dopa). A precursor of adrenaline and noradrenaline. ... Pharmacologic action: 1. Precursor of norepinephrine 2. Stimulates dopaminergic, alpha and beta-1 adrenergic receptors: 3. D...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?dopamine

  5. dopamine
    Dopastat noun 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 sho...
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dopamine

  6. dopamine
    (do´pә-mēn) a compound formed by the decarboxylation of dopa; it is the direct precursor in the synthesis of norepinephrine and is also a neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. It is administered intravenously to correct hemodynamic imbalance in persons with shock because it inc...
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  7. dopamine
    a nitrogen-containing organic compound formed as an intermediate compound from dihydroxyphenylalanine (dopa) during the metabolism of the amino acid ... [11 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/67

  8. Dopamine
    Dopamine plays a major role in the brain system that is responsible for reward-driven learning. Every type of reward that has been studied increases the level of dopamine transmission in the brain, and a variety of highly addictive drugs, including stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine, ac...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine

  9. dopamine
    One of the catecholamine neurotransmitters in the brain. Dopamine activates five types of dopamine receptor – D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5 – and their variants. It is produced in several areas of the brain, including the substantia nigra. Dopamine is derived from tyrosine and is the precursor t...
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/D/dopamine.html

  10. dopamine
    dopamine (dōp'umēn) , one of the intermediate substances in the biosynthesis of epinephrine and norepinephrine. See catecholamine.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0815888.html

  11. dopamine
    Neurotransmitter, hydroxytyramine C8H11NO2, an intermediate in the formation of adrenaline. There are special nerve cells in the brain that use dopamine for the transmission of nervous impulses. One such area of dopamine neurons lies in the basal ganglia, a region th...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0028515.html

  12. dopamine
    (do;pua-men) A type of neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; also is the precursor of norepinephrine, another neurotransmitter molecule.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

  13. dopamine
    (do;pua-men) A type of neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; also is the precursor of norepinephrine, another neurotransmitter molecule.
    Found op http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/abio/glossary.mhtml

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