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mono·amine | \ ˌmä-nō-ə-ˈmēn 
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\Definition of monoamine
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom especially : one (such as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
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Recent Examples on the Web Some of these monoamines are neurotransmitters including serotonin, epinephrine, and dopamine.
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Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "Can You Really Have a Serial Killer Gene like Betty on "Riverdale"?," 9 May 2019 The chemical histamine, which regulates much of the inflammatory response, is also a monoamine, so perhaps there’s a link there too?
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Dean Burnett, The Cut, "Thinking Beyond the ‘Chemical Imbalance’ Theory of Depression," 11 Jan. 2018 Therefore, a deficiency or absence of monoamine transmitters must be a key factor in depression.
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Dean Burnett, The Cut, "Thinking Beyond the ‘Chemical Imbalance’ Theory of Depression," 11 Jan. 2018
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monoamine
nounmono·am·ine | \ ˌmän-ō-ə-ˈmēn , -ˈam-ˌēn \
, -ˈam-ˌēn \variants:
also monamine \ ˌmän-ə-ˈmēn , -ˈam-ˌēn \
, -ˈam-ˌēn \Medical Definition of monoamine
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom especially : one (as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
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The first known use of monoamine was in 1951
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