- dopamine
- noun Etymology: dopa + amine Date: 1959 a monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa and that occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain
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dopamine — [ dɔpamin ] n. f. • 1949; de dopa et amine ♦ Physiol. Amine précurseur de la noradrénaline, indispensable à l activité normale du cerveau. ● dopamine nom féminin Neurotransmetteur du groupe des catécholamines, précurseur de la noradrénaline,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dopamine — dopamine. См. дофамин. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
dopamine — 1959, from DOPA, the amino acid (from first letter of elements of dioxyphenylalanine), + AMINE (Cf. amine) … Etymology dictionary
dopamine — ☆ dopamine [dō′pə mēn΄, dō′əmin ] n. [d(ihydr)o(xy)p(henyl) + AMINE] an amine, C8H11NO2, that is an intermediate biochemical product in the synthesis of norepinephrine, epinephrine, and melanin, and is a neurotransmitter … English World dictionary
Dopamine — For other uses, see Dopamine (disambiguation). Dopamine … Wikipedia
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… … Medical dictionary
dopamine — n. a catecholamine derived from dopa that functions as a neurotransmitter, acting on specific dopamine receptors and also on adrenoceptors throughout the body, especially in the limbic system and extrapyramidal system of the brain as well as the… … The new mediacal dictionary
dopamine — /doh peuh meen /, n. 1. Biochem. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson s disease. Cf. dopa … Universalium
dopamine — (n.f.) Substance de l organisme qui agit sur celui ci comme un véritable booster, lui fournissant adrénaline et nonadrénaline en quantité suffisante pour maintenir un état euphorique chez l individu. La dopamine est en général sécrétée… … Dictionnaire de Sexologie
