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Dopamine — Molécule de dopamine Général … Wikipédia en Français
Dopamine — Dopamine is a neurotransmitter belonging chemically to the class of catecholamines. The efficacy of many antipsychotic drugs is thought to reside in their success in blocking the receptors for dopamine in the brain, especially the D2… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
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
