Monoamines Flashcards

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Monoamines

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Share a common structure and form a family of NT: Catecholamines and Indolamines

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Catecholamines include

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dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), and epinephrine (EPI)

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Indolamines

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Serotonin (5-HT)

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Where are the neurons that produce these NT?

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In the small nuclei in the brain stem and axons branch widely to synapse in many areas in the brain

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