"Octopamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009655
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.100.291.525 D02.092.063.291.525 D02.092.211.215.811.651 D02.092.471.683.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Octopamine- Octopamine
- Norsympatol
- p-Octopamine
- para-Octopamine
- alpha-(Aminoethyl)-4-hydroxybenzenemethanol
- 4-Octopamine
- Norsynephrine
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Octopamine" by people in Profiles.
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Chute CD, DiLoreto EM, Zhang YK, Reilly DK, Rayes D, Coyle VL, Choi HJ, Alkema MJ, Schroeder FC, Srinivasan J. Co-option of neurotransmitter signaling for inter-organismal communication in C. elegans. Nat Commun. 2019 07 18; 10(1):3186.
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Ma Z, Stork T, Bergles DE, Freeman MR. Neuromodulators signal through astrocytes to alter neural circuit activity and behaviour. Nature. 2016 11 17; 539(7629):428-432.
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Homberg U, Seyfarth J, Binkle U, Monastirioti M, Alkema MJ. Identification of distinct tyraminergic and octopaminergic neurons innervating the central complex of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria. J Comp Neurol. 2013 Jun 15; 521(9):2025-41.
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Burke CJ, Huetteroth W, Owald D, Perisse E, Krashes MJ, Das G, Gohl D, Silies M, Certel S, Waddell S. Layered reward signalling through octopamine and dopamine in Drosophila. Nature. 2012 Dec 20; 492(7429):433-7.
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Koon AC, Budnik V. Inhibitory control of synaptic and behavioral plasticity by octopaminergic signaling. J Neurosci. 2012 May 02; 32(18):6312-22.
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Koon AC, Ashley J, Barria R, DasGupta S, Brain R, Waddell S, Alkema MJ, Budnik V. Autoregulatory and paracrine control of synaptic and behavioral plasticity by octopaminergic signaling. Nat Neurosci. 2011 Feb; 14(2):190-9.
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Alkema MJ, Hunter-Ensor M, Ringstad N, Horvitz HR. Tyramine Functions independently of octopamine in the Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system. Neuron. 2005 Apr 21; 46(2):247-60.