Elevated Monoamine Oxidase A Levels in the Brain | Zendy

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Elevated Monoamine Oxidase A Levels in the Brain

Author(s) -

Jeffrey H. Meyer,

Nathalie Ginovart,

Anahita Boovariwala,

Sandra Sagrati,

Doug Hussey,

Armando García,

Trevor M. Young,

N. Praschak-Rieder,

Alan A. Wilson,

Sylvain Houle

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

archives of general psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3636

pISSN - 0003-990X

DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.63.11.1209

Subject(s) - monoamine neurotransmitter , anterior cingulate cortex , monoamine oxidase , monoamine oxidase a , dopamine , putamen , serotonin , medicine , endocrinology , psychology , psychiatry , chemistry , biochemistry , receptor , cognition , enzyme

The monoamine theory of depression proposes that monoamine levels are lowered, but there is no explanation for how monoamine loss occurs. Monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) is an enzyme that metabolizes monoamines, such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

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