"Tyramine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An indirect sympathomimetic that occurs naturally in cheese and other foods. Tyramine does not directly activate adrenergic receptors, but it can serve as a substrate for adrenergic uptake systems and MONOAMINE OXIDASE to prolong the actions of adrenergic transmitters. It also provokes transmitter release from adrenergic terminals and may be a neurotransmitter in some invertebrate nervous systems.
| Descriptor ID |
D014439
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.211.215.811
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| Concept/Terms |
Tyramine- Tyramine
- 4-(2-Aminoethyl)phenol
- 4-Hydroxyphenethylamine
- 4 Hydroxyphenethylamine
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