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Organic Chemical

Dopamine

AMW:CHEM:020528

One of the catecholamine NEUROTRANSMITTERS in the brain. It is derived from TYROSINE and is the precursor to NOREPINEPHRINE and EPINEPHRINE. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement. A family of receptors (RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE) mediate its action.

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Dopamine has parent Biogenic Monoamines
Dopamine has parent Catecholamines
Deoxyepinephrine has parent Dopamine
Hydroxydopamines has parent Dopamine
Dopamine member of drug class Antishock Drugs
Dopamine member of drug class Shock In Cardiac Failure

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