Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Introduction: Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Description of Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor: any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor: A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414)
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Monoamine oxidase inhibitor: A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414).
Source: MeSH 2007

Monoamine oxidase inhibitor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Monoamine oxidase inhibitor:

• Monoamine oxidase
• Monoamine
• Oxidase
• Inhibitor

Terms associated with Monoamine oxidase inhibitor:

Terms Similar to Monoamine oxidase inhibitor:

• MAOI

Source - WordNet 2.1

• MAO Inhibitors
• Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Antidepressive Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Monoamine oxidase inhibitor:

• iproclozid
• isocarboxazid
• Marplan
• phenelzine
• Nardil
• tranylcypromine

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

• Enzyme Inhibitors

Source - MeSH 2007

• antidepressant
• antidepressant drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

• MAO inhibitor

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

The following list attempts to classify Monoamine oxidase inhibitor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• antidepressant,antidepressant drug
• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Molecular Mechanisms of Action
      • Enzyme Inhibitors
        • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

External links related to: Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

• Monoamine-oxidase inhibitors (Group PIM G025)

Source: Diseases Database

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