Altered states, alkaloids, and catatonia: Monoaminoxidase inhibitors and their role in the history of psychopharmacology

• Päätekijät: Octavian Buda (Tekijä), Sorin Hostiuc (Tekijä), Ovidiu Popa-Velea (Tekijä), Steluta Boroghina (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Monoamine oxidases are mitochondrial enzymes that catalyze the oxidative deamination of biogenic amines (adrenaline, noradrenaline, serotonin, and dopamine), causing their inactivation and subsequently playing a fundamental role in the homeostasis of various neurotransmitters. As the regulation of t...