	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Dec 14, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home Winter Holidays Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

dopamine

dopamine (dōp'umēn) [key], one of the intermediate substances in the biosynthesis of epinephrine and norepinephrine. See catecholamine.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on dopamine from Infoplease:

dopamine: meaning and definitions - dopamine: Definition and Pronunciation
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/dopamine - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Glossary of Chemical Terms - D - dehydration · density · deprotonation · detergent · deuterium · dextrorotatory · diffusion · dilute · dimer · dipole · dissociation · distillation · dopamine · doping · dose · drawdown · ductile · dye · dynamic equilibrium
Intropin: meaning and definitions - Intropin: Definition and Pronunciation
dopaminergic: meaning and definitions - dopaminergic: Definition and Pronunciation

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Pharmacology

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: dopamine

Dopamine fends off the zzzzz's: chemical helps sleep-deprived people stay awake.(Body & Brain) (Science News)

Dopamine Mimics the Cardioprotective Effect of Ischemic Preconditioning via Activation of [alpha]^sub 1^-Adrenoceptors in the Isolated Rat Heart (Physiological Research)

Detecting subsecond dopamine release with fast-scan cyclic voltammetry in vivo (Clinical Chemistry)

In vivo dopamine metabolism is altered in iron-deficient anemic rats (The Journal of Nutrition)

Current usage of dopamine in New Zealand intensive care units (Anaesthesia and Intensive Care)

Motor effects of dopamine replacement: Taking the positive with the negative (Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy)

LOW ON DOPAMINE? HIGH ON PROBLEMS! NEW-FOUND BRAIN PROTEIN CHECKS OUT IN VIVO, IN VITRO FOR FUTURE DRUG DESIGN (BIOWORLD Today)

CANNABINOID FOUND TO MODULATE DOPAMINE EFFECTS IN THE BRAIN; COULD AID THERAPEUTIC EFFORTS. (BIOWORLD Today)

Dopamine Antagonist Alters Serum Cortisol and Prolactin Secretion in Lactating Holstein Cows (Journal of Dairy Science)

Essential PsychopharmaSTAHLogy: beyond the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia: NMDA receptor hypofunction.(N-methyl-D-aspartic acid)(Report) (Psychopharmacology Educational Updates (PsychEd Up))

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

Infoplease Tools