Chemicals and Drugs

Dopamine Agents

Any drugs that are used for their effects on dopamine receptors, on the life cycle of dopamine, or on the survival of dopaminergic neurons.

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Abstract

Any drugs that are used for their effects on dopamine receptors, on the life cycle of dopamine, or on the survival of dopaminergic neurons.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Dopamine Drugs
  • Dopaminergic Agents
  • Dopaminergic Drugs
  • Agents, Dopamine
  • Agents, Dopaminergic
  • Drugs, Dopamine
  • Drugs, Dopaminergic
  • Dopamine Effect
  • Dopamine Effects
  • Dopaminergic Effect
  • Dopaminergic Effects
  • Effect, Dopamine
  • Effect, Dopaminergic
  • Effects, Dopamine
  • Effects, Dopaminergic

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Aspects Covered

22 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; note entry term DOPAMINE EFFECT: use only for the dopamine effect of a chemical substance

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History Note

95; was DOPAMINERGIC AGENTS 1989-94; DOPAMINE NEURON AGENTS (NON MESH) was heading 1995

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Previous Indexing

  • Dopamine/metabolism (1966-1988)
  • Receptors, Dopamine (1977-1988)

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NLM Classification

QV 76.5

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Dopamine Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015259. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015259
  2. Dopamine Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopaminergic
  3. Dopamine Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461076