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... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Cyclic > Hydrocarbons, Aromatic > Benzene Derivatives > Phenols > Catechols > Catecholamines > Dopamine > Hydroxydopamines > Oxidopamine
... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Catecholamines > Dopamine > Hydroxydopamines > Oxidopamine
... > Organic Chemicals > Amines > Biogenic Amines > Biogenic Monoamines > Dopamine > Hydroxydopamines > Oxidopamine

Preferred term

Oxidopamine  

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Entry terms

  • 6 Hydroxydopamine
  • 6-Hydroxydopamine
  • 6-OHDA

Scope note

  • A neurotransmitter analogue that depletes noradrenergic stores in nerve endings and induces a reduction of dopamine levels in the brain. Its mechanism of action is related to the production of cytolytic free-radicals.

History note

  • 92; was 6-HYDROXYDOPAMINE (NM) 1981-91

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