| biogenic amine |
A general term referring to any of several bioactive amines. See epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin.
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| biogenic amine |
A family of neurotransmitters (consisting of serotonin, acetylcholine, histamine, dopamine, and noradrenaline).
Ãâó: www.third-plateau.org/faq/dxm_glossary.shtml
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| biogenic |
Produced by the actions of living organisms.
Ãâó: www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/95report/glossary.html
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| biogenic amine hypothesis |
the concept that abnormalities in the biogenic amines (especially the neurotransmitters norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin) are involved in depression. The idea was developed when researchers noticed that monoamine oxidase inhibitors and some tricyclic drugs were able to improve mood by affecting certain brain monoamine functions.
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| biogenesis |
1. Thomas Huxley's theory, opposed to spontaneous generation, that living matter always arises by the agency of preexisting living matter; see also panspermy. 2. recapitulation; see under theory.
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