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- noun organic chemistry An
aromatic amine , 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)phenol, related tonoradrenaline , having similar characteristics todopamine
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Examples
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It kills by blocking receptors on insects' nerve cells for a neurotransmitter called octopamine.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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Serotonin, octopamine, and the clinging behavior induced by the parasite Polymorphus paradoxus (Acanthocephala) in Gammarus lacustris (Crustacea).
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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All are heavy on caffeine; some also contain substances similar to ephedra, like bitter orange and octopamine.
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Adrenaline is the human analog of insects' octopamine.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Humans don't have octopamine receptors, so that may make nootkatone safe for humans, though Dolan says scientists don't yet know whether there's any cross-reaction between nootkatone and adrenaline receptors.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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This mechanism may be responsible for the long-term weight loss efficiency of agents like, ephedra, octopamine, tyramine and synephrines.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Weight Loss 2010
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When the barnacle cyprid larva encounters a surface containing medetomidine the molecule enters the octopamine receptor in the larva.
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