"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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Octopamine" by people in Profiles.
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Mosca TJ. Drosophila mutants lacking octopamine exhibit impairment in aversive olfactory associative learning (Commentary on Iliadi et?al. (2017)). Eur J Neurosci. 2017 09; 46(5):2078-2079.
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Machado DR, Afonso DJ, Kenny AR, ?ztu Rk-?olak A, Moscato EH, Mainwaring B, Kayser M, Koh K. Identification of octopaminergic neurons that modulate sleep suppression by male sex drive. Elife. 2017 05 16; 6.
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Crocker A, Shahidullah M, Levitan IB, Sehgal A. Identification of a neural circuit that underlies the effects of octopamine on sleep:wake behavior. Neuron. 2010 Mar 11; 65(5):670-81.
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Levitan IB, Madsen CJ, Barondes SH. Cyclic AMP and amine effects on phosphorylation of specific protein in abdominal ganglion of Aplysia californica; localization and kinetic analysis. J Neurobiol. 1974; 5(6):511-25.