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Octopamine
Known as:
Benzenemethanol, alpha-(aminomethyl)-4-hydroxy-
, Norsynephrine
, alpha-(Aminoethyl)-4-hydroxybenzenemethanol
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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…
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Broader (6)
Adrenergic Agents
Adrenergic alpha-Agonists
Neurotransmitters
Tyramine
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Narrower (6)
Farmicor
deterenol
heptaminol, norfenefrin drug combination
lanthellamide A
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In Blood
Octopamine:SCnc:Pt:Urine:Qn
Process of secretion
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1998
1998
The effects of octopamine are mediated via a G protein in the oviducts of Locusta migratoria
D. A. Nykamp
,
A. Lange
1998
Corpus ID: 88586699
D,L-Octopamine, a biogenic amine, is present in the innervation of the oviducts of Locusta migratoria. Octopamine decreases both…
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1986
1986
Effects of octopamine on miniature excitatory junction potentials from developing and adult moth muscle.
L. Klaassen
,
A. Kammer
,
G. Fitch
Journal of Neurobiology
1986
Corpus ID: 23461595
Intracellular recordings of excitatory junction potentials (EJPs) and miniature EJPs (MEJPs) were made from the dorsal…
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1986
1986
OCTOPAMINE SENSITIVITY OF THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER OF AN INSECT
P. Schofield
,
J. Treherne
1986
Corpus ID: 16429421
Octopaminergic sensitivity of the glia that form the blood-brain barrier of the cockroach was examined using microelectrode…
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dorsal unpaired median neurons, and ventral bilaterally paired neurons, project to a visceral muscle in an insect.
A. Lange
,
I. Orchard
Journal of Neurobiology
1984
Corpus ID: 19349494
Cobalt backfilling, Lucifer yellow injection and neurophysiological recordings have been used to identify the neurons, in…
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1980
1980
Effect of isomers of octopamine on in vitro reactivity of vascular smooth muscle of rats.
R. Ress
,
M. A. Rahmani
,
M. Fregly
,
F. Field
,
C. Williams
Pharmacology
1980
Corpus ID: 46825699
The vascular reactivity to DL-ortho-, meta-, and para-octopamine was tested in vitro in aortic smooth muscle of the rat. When…
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1979
1979
Characterization of an octopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase from insect brain (Mamestra configurata Wlk.).
R. Bodnaryk
Canadian Journal of Biochemistry
1979
Corpus ID: 41243999
An adenylate cyclase present in the brain of the moth Mamestra configurata Wlk. that is stimulated selectively by low (micromolar…
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1979
1979
Adrenergic activity of ortho-, meta-, and para-octopamine.
M. Fregly
,
D. Kelleher
,
C. Williams
Pharmacology
1979
Corpus ID: 3281440
DL-o-, and p-octopamine were tested for beta- and alpha-adrenergic activity in rats. When compared to DL-isoproterenol, a beta…
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1978
1978
ACTION OF OCTOPAMINE AGONISTS AND STEREO ISOMERS AT A SPECIFIC OCTOPAMINE RECEPTOR
D. Dougan
,
D. Wade
Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and…
1978
Corpus ID: 40877864
1. (±)‐Octopamine, (±)‐N‐methyl octopamine and (‐)‐α‐methyl octopamine increase the amplitude of contraction of the spontaneously…
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The physiological properties of amine‐containing neurones in the lobster nervous system.
S. Konishi
,
E. Kravitz
Journal of Physiology
1978
Corpus ID: 39321758
1. Our previous studies have shown that octopamine and serotonin are found associated with a system of neurones in the connective…
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Review
1976
Review
1976
Octopamine as a putative neurotransmitter.
J. Saavedra
,
J. Axelrod
Advances in biochemical psychopharmacology
1976
Corpus ID: 24407276
Octopamine is a normally occurring amine in nervous tissues in many species of animals. In mammals, octopamine is formed from…
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