"Octopamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An alpha-adrenergic sympathomimetic amine, biosynthesized from tyramine in the CNS and platelets and also in invertebrate nervous systems. It is used to treat hypotension and as a cardiotonic. The natural D(-) form is more potent than the L(+) form in producing cardiovascular adrenergic responses. It is also a neurotransmitter in some invertebrates.
| Descriptor ID |
D009655
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.525 D02.092.063.291.525 D02.092.211.215.811.651 D02.092.471.683.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Octopamine- Octopamine
- Norsympatol
- p-Octopamine
- para-Octopamine
- alpha-(Aminoethyl)-4-hydroxybenzenemethanol
- 4-Octopamine
- Norsynephrine
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Octopamine" by people in Profiles.
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Cloning and distribution of a putative octopamine/tyramine receptor in the central nervous system of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii. Brain Res. 2010 Aug 12; 1348:42-54.
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Octopamine-containing neurons in the alimentary tract of the earthworm (Eisenia fetida). Brain Res. 1997 Dec 19; 778(2):414-7.
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Octopamine immunoreactivity in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. J Comp Neurol. 1995 May 29; 356(2):275-87.
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Small sets of putative interneurons are octopamine-immunoreactive in the central nervous system of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Brain Res. 1993 Apr 16; 608(2):191-7.