Dopamine
* IS the molecule of survival.
* Some dopamine is recycled, it is absorbedby the neuron and stored once again within a vesicle.
  * is an important chemical found in the brain. If the brain does not make enough dopamine, it causes an illness called Parkinson's disease. This can be treated by giving the Parkinson's disease patient a drug called L-Dopa, which the body converts to dopamine.
* acts as a messenger that controls movements.
* affects dreams , motivation , and sexual gratification , too
  - parvalbumin expression during cortical development in vitro
* agonists combine with dopamine receptors to mimic dopamine actions.
* alone has five known brain receptors.
* also balances the body's appetite for food
  - causes growth hormone release
  - mediates the reinforcing effects of virtually all drugs of abuse
  - stimulates the production of oxytocin
* appears to function as an inhibitor.
* binds to receptor on post synaptic neuron to induce impulse transmission
  - uptake receptors on pre synaptic neuron for uptake and reuse
* brain chemical that helps produce feelings of pleasure and satisfaction.
* brings on feelings of euphoria which helps to explain why cocaine users keep using.
* builds up in the nervous system, producing the euphoria associated with cocaine use.
* can have either an excitatory or inhibitory effect on the postsynaptic potential.
* carries messages around the brain.
* causes nausea.
* central nervous system neurotransmitter, which is involved in modulating movement.
* chemical believed to be involved in aggression and self-injury
  - in the brain producing feelings of satisfaction or pleasure
* chemical in the brain that acts as a link to messages being sent to brain receptors
  - as a neurotransmitter
  - allows neurons to talk to each other
  - helps control the body's muscle activity
  - messenger responsible for transmitting signals within the brain
* chemical messenger that transmits impulses from one nerve cell to another
  - signals between nerve cells
  - needed by other nerve cells that control movement
  - produced by the brain, which is involved in communication between nerves
* chemical produced in the brain that controls movement
  - enhances pleasure
* chemical that helps the brain transmit nerve signals
  - is necessary for neuromuscular function
  - transmits electrical signals to and from the brain
  - used to make meth
* chemical which facilitates the flow of impulses from nerve cells
  - helps transmit nerve impulses
* common chemical in the brain that helps pass messages between nerve cells.
* contributes to the action selection process in at least two important ways
  - feelings of bliss and regulates feeling of pain in the body
* controls our sense of accomplishment and the cycle of addiction.
* depresses glutamatergic transmission in the rat parabrachial nucleus in vitro
  - synaptic inputs into the olfactory bulb
* derivative of the amino acid tyrosine.
* does have several different receptor types.
* excites striatal neurons in the direct pathway.
* exerts a strong sympathetic effect on the heart and peripheral blood vessels
  - an inotropic effect on the myocardium resulting in an increased cardiac output
* goes up in the light, melatonin goes down.
* has differing activities based on doses used
  - many jobs and responsibilities in the brain
* helps carry messages in the brain
  - transmit signals within the brain
* hormone-like substance that facilitates critical brain functions.
* increases excitability of pyramidal neurons in primate prefrontal cortex.
* inhibits and regulates muscle control
  - vasopressin-dependent camp production in the rat cortical collecting duct
  - voltage-activated calcium channel currents in rat pars intermedia cells
  - neurotransmitter in the brain
  - inhibitory neurotransmitter involved in mood and the control of complex movements
  - intermediate product in the catecholamine pathway
* is another neurotransmitter
  - reward neurotransmitter
  - antagonist to prolactin
* is associated with movement, thought, motivation, and pleasure
  - pleasure and a sense of alertness
  - catecholamines
  - converted by dopamine beta hydroxylase into norepinephrine
* is essential for initiating and coordinating the libido responses
  - the coordinating movement and sexual arousal
  - formed from the amino acid L-dopa
* is found in neurons unevenly distributed in the brain
  - the brain and plays a role in maintaining a sense of awareness and well-being
  - implicated in behavioral responses to all addicting drugs
* is involved in feelings of pleasure
  - locomotor function, motivation, and reward-oriented behavior
  - mood, energy, sexual drive, concentration, memory and muscle movement
  - producing movement
  - sex drive, mood, alertness, and movement
  - with our natural reward system
  - largely responsible for stimulating movement and other motor behavior in the brain
  - linked to many functions and emotional responses
  - made from the amino acid tyrosine
  - manufactured in the substantia nigra
  - needed to transmit the signals that control body movements to and from the brain
  - neurotransmitters
  - one of several such chemical transmitters found in the brain
* is one of the chemicals that allow communication between nerves in the brain
  - most important neurotransmitters involved in the human sexual response
* is produced by an amino acid called tyrosine
  - elsewhere in the brain too, and plays many roles in the body
  - questioned as central to addiction
* is released in excess concentrations in psychosis
  - when animals eat, have sex, or learn
* is responsible for the enzymic browning of sliced banana
* is stored in special storage containers calledvesicles located within the synaptic buttons
  - on synaptic vesicles
  - synthesized by a two step process from the l-amino acid tyrosine
  - the brain's focusing agent
* is the chemical that carries 'messages' from one nerve to the other
  - cocaine and many antidepressants affect
  - hormone that controls pleasure levels
  - immediate precursor of epinephrine in the body
  - primary brain chemical involved in generating pleasure
  - signal used by the neurones in the brain area most affected by the disease
  - thing that gets released a lot when using cocaine
  - transmitter mediating nigrostriatal inputs
  - ultimately necessary for human muscles to function normally
* is used as a neurotransmitter in dopaminergic neurons
  - most multicellular animals
  - by the brain to act as a messenger between cells
  - in early septic shock and in distributive shock
* is vital to mental function and also seems to play a role in sex drive
  - normal brain function
* key neurotransmitter in the brain
  - that opens a lock
* locks on to receptor molecules on brain cells and directs their behaviour.
* modulates female sexual receptivity in Drosophila melanogaster.
* natural chemical in the brain that is usually released only in small amounts
  - neurotransmitter that helps the brain regulate movement and emotions
* neuro-transmitter found primarily in the basal ganglia of the brain.
* neurochemical that transmits nerve signals necessary for normal muscle movements.
* neurotransmitter found in the limbic system that controls emotional responses.
* neurotransmitter in the brain that is associated with pleasure
  - linked with movement, attention span and certain bodily sensations
  - mostly found in the basal ganglia
  - necessary for normal cognitive function
* neurotransmitter that appears to be associated with pleasure
  - determines a variety of critical brain functions
  - influences how brain cells communicate with each other
* neurotransmitter that is intimately involved in reward and pleasure
  - involved in many important cognitive functions
  - regulates neuronal communication within the basal ganglia
* neurotransmitter which affects sexuality, locomotion, mood, tissue growth and repair
  - is critical for normal movement
* neurotransmitter, a chemical that cells use to send messages to each other
  - helps to pass messages between nerve cells
  - substance involved in transmitting nerve impulses
  - or chemical that carries messages to the body
* neurotransmitter, or message-carrying chemical, linked with feelings of euphoria
  - that is involved in movement
* normally inhibits the outflow of electricity from the subthalamic nucleus.
* occurs especially as a neurotransmitter in the brain.
* plays a crucial role in the brain's activity
  - major role in the regulation of appetite and growth hormone
* plays a role in controlling physical movement as well as emotions
  - movement and in feelings of pleasure
  - an important role in controlling movement, emotion and cognition
  - important roles around the body, though still a lot is unknown
* potent drug.
* powerful inhibitor of prolactin.
* produces two different effects on the biological preparation.
* rapidly acting compound.
* regulates movement and is also intimately involved with mood and motivation
  - prolactin gene function by binding to specific G-protein coupled receptors
* relays messages in the part of the brain that controls muscle movement.
* requires the unoccupied progesterone receptor to induce sexual behavior in mice.
* sample neurotransmitter that is useful in understanding addiction.
* serves as a chemical messenger helping to control muscle activities
  - the major prolactin-inhibiting factor or brake on prolactin secretion
* sets a person's pleasure and pain levels.
* signaling chemical in the brain involved in many of the body's processes.
* stimulates the pituitary gland to produce a hormone which burns fat and builds muscle
* then accumulates in the surviving nerve cells
  - builds up in the gap synapse between neurons
* triggers numerous nerve impulses that affect muscle movement.
* type of brain chemical called a neurotransmitter.
* very important substance in many different ways
  - transmitter, particularly in central motor function
* works with acetylcholine in the brain to maintain steady movement.
+ Dopamine reuptake inhibitor: Neurology :: Drugs
  * Dopamine is a type of brain chemical called a neurotransmitter. Dopamine has many jobs and responsibilities in the brain. Scientists think dopamine controls movement and the human sense of punishment and reward. Dopamine affects dreams, motivation, and sexual gratification, too.