单词 | dopamine |
释义 | dopamine /doh"peuh meen'/, n. 1. Biochem. a catecholamine neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, retina, and sympathetic ganglia, acting within the brain to help regulate movement and emotion: its depletion may cause Parkinson's disease. Cf. dopa. 2. Pharm. a dopamine preparation used to increase the force of contraction of the heart in the treatment of shock. Cf. levodopa. [1955-60; see DOPA, AMINE] |
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