Dopamine (DA) transmission is governed by processes that regulate release from axonal
boutons in the forebrain and the somatodendritic compartment in midbrain, and by …

Amphetamines represent a class of psychotropic compounds, widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, anorectic, and, in some cases, emphathogenic, entactogenic, and …

Amphetamine and substituted amphetamines, including methamphetamine,
methylphenidate (Ritalin), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), and the herbs khat …

Amphetamine is a psychostimulant commonly used to treat several disorders, including
attention deficit, narcolepsy, and obesity. Plasmalemmal and vesicular monoamine …

Dopamine (DA) plays a well recognized role in a variety of physiologic functions such as
movement, cognition, mood, and reward. Consequently, many human disorders are due, in …

Amphetamines are a class of psychostimulant drugs that are widely abused for their
stimulant, euphoric, empathogenic and hallucinogenic properties. Many of these effects …

Psychostimulant, cardiovascular, and temperature actions of stimulants involve adrenergic
(norepinephrine), dopaminergic (dopamine), and serotonergic (serotonin) pathways …

Models of Parkinson's disease (PD) based on selective neuronal death have been used to
study pathogenic mechanisms underlying nigral cell death and in some instances to …

Biogenic amines are a collection of endogenous molecules that play pivotal roles as
neurotransmitters and hormones. In addition to the “classical” biogenic amines resulting …

Vesicular monoamine transporters (VMATs) are responsible for the packaging of
neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and epinephrine into …