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Octopamine

Known as: Benzenemethanol, alpha-(aminomethyl)-4-hydroxy-, Norsynephrine, alpha-(Aminoethyl)-4-hydroxybenzenemethanol 
An alpha-adrenergic sympathomimetic amine, biosynthesized from tyramine in the CNS and platelets and also in invertebrate nervous systems. It is used… 
National Institutes of Health

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Adrenergic AgentsAdrenergic alpha-AgonistsNeurotransmittersTyramine

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1998
1998
The effects of octopamine are mediated via a G protein in the oviducts of Locusta migratoria
D,L-Octopamine, a biogenic amine, is present in the innervation of the oviducts of Locusta migratoria. Octopamine decreases both… 
1986
1986
Effects of octopamine on miniature excitatory junction potentials from developing and adult moth muscle.
Intracellular recordings of excitatory junction potentials (EJPs) and miniature EJPs (MEJPs) were made from the dorsal… 
1986
1986
Titrimetric determination of catecholamines and related compounds via bromine oxidation and substitution.
A titrimetric method for the determination of 0.1–10 mg of catecholamines and related compounds as pure substances and in their… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Dorsal unpaired median neurons, and ventral bilaterally paired neurons, project to a visceral muscle in an insect.
Cobalt backfilling, Lucifer yellow injection and neurophysiological recordings have been used to identify the neurons, in… 
1980
1980
Effect of isomers of octopamine on in vitro reactivity of vascular smooth muscle of rats.
The vascular reactivity to DL-ortho-, meta-, and para-octopamine was tested in vitro in aortic smooth muscle of the rat. When… 
1979
1979
Characterization of an octopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase from insect brain (Mamestra configurata Wlk.).
An adenylate cyclase present in the brain of the moth Mamestra configurata Wlk. that is stimulated selectively by low (micromolar… 
1978
1978
ACTION OF OCTOPAMINE AGONISTS AND STEREO ISOMERS AT A SPECIFIC OCTOPAMINE RECEPTOR
1. (±)‐Octopamine, (±)‐N‐methyl octopamine and (‐)‐α‐methyl octopamine increase the amplitude of contraction of the spontaneously… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The physiological properties of amine‐containing neurones in the lobster nervous system.
1. Our previous studies have shown that octopamine and serotonin are found associated with a system of neurones in the connective… 
Review
1976
Review
1976
Octopamine as a putative neurotransmitter.
Octopamine is a normally occurring amine in nervous tissues in many species of animals. In mammals, octopamine is formed from… 
1975
1975
Control of the neurotoxicity of 6-hydroxydopamine by intraneuronal noradrenaline in rat iris.
In vitro studies with the neurotoxic compounds 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OH-DA) and 6-aminodopamine (6-A-DA) showed that noradrenaline… 
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