DOPAMINE

dōpˈəmēn, one of the intermediate substances in the biosynthesis of epinephrine and norepinephrine. See catecholamine.

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books on: Dopamine  - 1059 results

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Encyclopedia of the Human Brain - Vol. 2
Book by V. S. Ramachandran; Academic Press, 2002
Subjects: Brain--Encyclopedias, Neurology--Encyclopedias, Neurosciences--Encyclopedias
...have greater effects on extracellular dopamine levels than agents that block dopa...indicates that the rate-limiting step for dopamine synthesis is tyrosine hydroxylation of...dietary modifications may also regulate dopamine synthesis. The conversion of L-DOPA...
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Stress and Addiction: Biological and Psychological Mechanisms
Book by Mustafa Al'Absi; Academic Press, 2007
Subjects: Drug Abuse--Physiological Aspects, Drug Abuse--Psychological Aspects, Stress (Psychology), Stress (Psychology)--Physiological Aspects
...Lindley et al. (1999). With respect to dopamine-metabolism, glucocorticoid hormones have been shown to decrease the activity of dopamine-metabolizing enzymes, such as monoamine...transmission by act- ing at the level of dopamine transporter sites. Thus, suppression...
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Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia
Book by John Read, Loren R. Mosher, Richard P. Bentall; Brunner-Routledge, 2004
Subjects: Schizophrenia, Schizophrenia--Social Aspects
...schizophrenics did report signs of increased dopamine concentrations. By then, however...schizophrenia not only cause a blockade of the dopamine system, but also initiate an attempt...another transmits a message back to the dopamine neurons saying something like the following...
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Psychopharmacology: Basic Mechanisms and Applied Interventions
Book by John Grabowski, Gary R. Vandenbos; APA Books, 1992
Subjects: Behavioral Toxicology, Mental Illness--Chemotherapy, Psychopharmacology, Substance Abuse
...without a number of unwanted effects. The Dopamine System In 1963, Carlsson and Linqvist found...antipsychotics increased the turnover of dopamine and suggested that they did so by blocking dopamine receptors. Their hypothesis was subsequently...
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Advances and New Directions
Book by Silvano Arieti, H. Keith H. Brodie; Basic Books, 1981
Subjects: Psychiatry
gands such as tritiated dopamine, apomorphine, and haloperidol to dopamine receptor sites. 8 Dopamine mediated projections lie in several discrete brain regions including pathways between midbrain and basal ganglia the nigrostriatal tract , regions...
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Clomipramine Increases the Striatal Concentrations of Dopamine and Homovanillic Acid in Rats Chronically Consuming Alcohol
Journal article by Guadalupe Palencia, Camilo Rios, Julio Sotelo; Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Vol. 62, 2001
Subjects: Alcoholism--Physiological aspects, Clomipramine--Research, Dopamine--Research, Homovanillic acid--Research
...increases the striatal concentrations of dopamine and homovanillic acid in rats chronically...synthesis, release and turnover) of dopamine (DA) (Eisenhofer et al., 1990...Iversen (1966) and striatal contents of dopamine (DA) and homovanillic acid (HVA...
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Age at First Sexual Intercourse, Genes, and Social Context: Evidence from Twins and the Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene*
Journal article by Guang Guo, Yuying Tong; Demography, Vol. 43, 2006
Subjects: Genetics, Receptors, Dopamine D4, Sexual behavior, Social conditions & trends, Socioeconomic factors, Studies, Teenage pregnancy, Twins, United States
...Context: Evidence from Twins and the Dopamine D4 Receptor Gene* by Guang Guo , Yuying...the 48-bp repeat polymorphism in the dopamine receptor D4 gene (DRD4). In the final...relationship between the polymorphisms in the dopamine receptor D1 (DRD1), D2 (DRD2...
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Alcohol and Dopamine
Journal article by Gaetano Di Chiara; Alcohol Health and Research World, Vol. 21, 1997
Subjects: Alcohol use, Biochemistry, Brain, Neurology
Alcohol and Dopamine by Gaetano Di Chiara Many substances...affected by alcohol. Among these, dopamine has received special attention, because...stimulates the activity of a subset of dopamine-releasing neurons and thus enhances...
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Dopamine D^sub 2^ Receptors Mediate Reversal Learning in Male C57bl/6j Mice
Journal article by Paul J. Kruzich, Suzanne H. Mitchell, Audrey Younkin, David K. Grandy; Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience, Vol. 6, 2006
Dopamine D^sub 2^ Receptors Mediate Reversal...mesocortical pathways (Ongur Price, 2000). Dopamine D^sub 2^ receptors (D^sub 2^Rs...burgeoning body of literature demonstrates that dopamine D^sub 2^Rs within the striatopallidal...
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Serotonin (5ht), Fluoxetine, Imipramine and Dopamine Target Distinct 5ht Receptor Signaling to Modulate Caenorhabditis Elegans Egg-laying Behavior
Journal article by Catherine M. Dempsey, Scott M. Mackenzie, Andrew Gargus, Gabriela Blanco, Ji Ying Sze; Genetics, Vol. 169, 2005
Subjects: Animal behavior, Antidepressants, Biomedical research, Drugs, Genetic engineering, Neurological disorders, Neurons, Signal transduction
...5ht), Fluoxetine, Imipramine and Dopamine Target Distinct 5ht Receptor Signaling...antagonize 5HT2 receptors may induce dopamine neurotransmission (Di MATTEO et al...the ionotropic receptor 5HT3 inhibit dopamine function in the rat mesocorticolimbic...
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magazine articles on: Dopamine  - 432 results

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Gender Gap: Male-Only Gene Affects Men's Dopamine Levels
Magazine article by C. Gramling; Science News, Vol. 169, March 4, 2006
Subjects: Dopamine--Genetic aspects, Men--Health aspects
...Gender Gap: Male-Only Gene Affects Mens Dopamine Levels. by C. Gramling A gene found...to regulating the brains production of dopamine, a new study shows. The finding offers...are more likely than women to develop dopamine-related illnesses such as Parkinsons...
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Asleep at the Wheel? Beware of Dopamine Agonists
Magazine article; Drug Topics, Vol. 143, June 21, 1999
Asleep at the Wheel? Beware of Dopamine Agonists Two Parkinsons disease drugs...companies told Drug Topics that since dopamine agonists have the potential to cause...Parksinsons disease patients feeling sleepy on dopamine agonists, this is the first time the...
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Dopamine Linked to Psychosis
Magazine article; Nutrition Health Review, 2003
Subjects: Drug therapy, Mental disorders, Side effects
Dopamine Linked to Psychosis TAIWAN-As reported in Annals of Pharmacotherapy...symptoms of psychosis developed in two patients after treatment with the dopamine receptor antagonist metoclopramide. One of the patients, a 65-year...
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Dopamine of the Day
Magazine article by Elena Portyansky; Drug Topics, Vol. 141, November 17, 1997
Dopamine of the Day by Elena Portyansky Move over, serotonin, and make room for dopamine! The neurotransmitter may be the next major target of antiobesity therapy. Investigators who believe that dopaminergic activities may play a significant...
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
Magazine article; The Scientist, Vol. 25, July 2011
Subjects: Addictions, Addictive behaviors, Animals, Behavior, Dopamine, Neurotransmitters, Parkinsons disease, Rodents
...the Bell Tolls Eleanor Simpson on how dopamine helps rats learn and may lead humans...learning is the feel-good neurotransmitter dopamine, which helps animals make positive associations...outcomes. But theres a flip side to dopamine signaling: the development of addictive...
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newspaper articles on: Dopamine  - 597 results

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No 'Dopamine' Rush; Love Story Falls Flat as Film Gets Lost in Chemistry
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 10, 2003
No Dopamine rush; Love story falls flat as film...do the same to the movie. Still, "Dopamine" - named for the bodys own "pleasure...millennial economic woes. The problem with "Dopamine" is that Rand and Sarah are too self...
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Surge of Dopamine Stimulates Fans
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 18, 2007
Surge of Dopamine Stimulates Fans. Byline: By Michael...mainstream contenders is Caerphilly quartet Dopamine. Their sound is a hybrid of American...reminiscent of Enter Shikari. The main event Dopamine, though, were in no mood for meandering...
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Are Liberals Hard-Wired for Political Failure?
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), November 19, 2010
Subjects: Dopamine receptors
...That gene helps build a protein called dopamine receptor D4. One variant of the DRD4...because their receptor translates the dopamine as excitement or pleasure. The DRD4...those (literally) formative years, the dopamine rush can carry too much excitement...
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Body Talk: Reverse the Brain Drain
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), September 16, 2004
...four main brain chemicals. These are: dopamine, the brains energy giver; acetylcholine...recognise yourself in one of them... Dopamine dominated Powerful, strong-willed...Decrease GABA levels by increasing your dopamine to feel more assertive and to boost confidence...
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Researchers Link Lack of Pleasure in Eating to Future Obesity Risk
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), October 17, 2008
Subjects: Obesity--Risk factors
...production of a specific neurochemical, dopamine, thats closely tied to feelings of pleasure...eating French fries, is that it releases dopamine, which makes a beeline for a part of...all kinds of warm fuzziness. The more dopamine thats released, the warmer and fuzzier...
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encyclopedia articles on: Dopamine  - 10 results

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Dopamine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DOPAMINE dop men, one of the intermediate substances in the biosynthesis of epinephrine and norepinephrine. See catecholamine...
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Catecholamine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...or adrenaline, norepinephrine, and dopamine. They resemble one another chemically...chemical transmitter at nerve synapses. Dopamine is an intermediate in the synthesis of epinephrine; in addition, a deficiency of dopamine in the brain is responsible for the symptoms...
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L-Dopa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...results when the concentration of dopamine in the brain is depleted (see catecholamine ). Medical administration of dopamine itself is ineffective since that...blood. A metabolic precursor of dopamine, l-dopa does enter the brain...
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Carlsson, Arvid
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...chemical transmitters. Carlsson was cited for discovering that dopamine is one of those transmitters and that it is critical to movement control. His research led to the realization that lack of dopamine in certain parts of the brain causes Parkinsons disease . See...
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Schizophrenia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...of adoption studies. Biochemical research suggests that high levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine, or excessive numbers of receptors for dopamine, may be at the root of schizophrenia. Medical imaging studies have revealed various physical...
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