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Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Ethanol > Ethanolamines > Octopamine
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Amino Alcohols > Ethanolamines > Octopamine
Organic Chemicals > Amines > Amino Alcohols > Ethanolamines > Octopamine
Organic Chemicals > Amines > Ethylamines > Phenethylamines > Octopamine
... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Biogenic Amines > Biogenic Monoamines > Tyramine > Octopamine

Preferred term

Octopamine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 4-Octopamine
  • alpha-(Aminoethyl)-4-hydroxybenzenemethanol
  • Norsympatol
  • Norsynephrine
  • para-Octopamine
  • p-Octopamine

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 91; NORSYNEPHRINE was heading 1963-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009655

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