Definition of Octopamine

1. Noun. (organic compound) An aromatic amine, ''4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol'', related to noradrenaline, having similar characteristics to dopamine ¹

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Medical Definition of Octopamine

1. A biogenic amine found in both vertebrates and invertebrates (identified first in the salivary gland of Octopus). Octopamine can have properties both of a hormone and a neurotransmitter and acts as an adrenergic agonist. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Octopamine

octogynous
octoic
octolocular
octology
octomino
octominoes
octonaphthene
octonaphthenes
octonaries
octonary
octonion
octonionic
octonionics
octonions
octonocular
octopamine (current term)
octopede
octopedes
octopetalous
octophobia
octopi
octopine oxidase
octopine permease
octoploid
octoploids
octopod
octopoda
octopodan
octopodans
octopodes

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