Dopamine (DA) is a neurotransmitter; neurons that contain dopamine are said to be DOPAMINERGIC. It is one of the CATECHOLAMINE neurotransmitters and therefore a member of the even larger family of MONO AMINE neurotransmitters. The full chemical name...

Dopamine is one of a class of neurotransmitters known as catecholamines. A neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger released from a presynaptic nerve cell or neuron at its terminal into a synapse. A synapse is a narrow gap between the terminal of a...

Dopamine (DA) is a catecholamine according to its chemical structure and a neurotransmitter of special importance for drug addiction. DA is a decarboxylated form of dopa (an amino acid) found especially in the basal ganglia. Chemically known as 3, 4...

4-(2-Aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol; 4-(2-Aminoethyl)pyrocatechol; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenethylamine; α-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-β-aminoethane; 3-Hydroxytyramine High concentrations are found in banana peel (6–12 per g fresh-weight), and in Musa...

One of the catecholamines, widely distributed in the central nervous system. Through a series of enzymatic reactions (&see; enzyme) it is formed from levodopa and converted to norepinephrine and then epinephrine. It is a central nervous system...

One of the HORMONES involved in the control of the release of other hormones from the PITUITARY GLAND. See also: adenohypophysis; endocrine glands;...

A precursor of noradrenaline, which is used as a NEUROTRANSMITTER, especially in the...

Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter occurring in a wide variety of animals, including both vertebrates and invertebrates. In chemical structure, it is a phenethylamine. In the brain, dopamine functions as a neurotransmitter, activating the five...