monoamine
noun
mono·amine
ˌmä-nō-ə-ˈmēn 
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom
especially
: one (such as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
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Ketamine therapy for depression Still, not everyone benefits from drugs that work on monoamines.
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Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
The history of antidepressants Most antidepressants aim for the same target: the monoamine system.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
These depletion techniques, given separately, are known to cause temporary relapses in about 50% of people who've responded to antidepressants targeting the corresponding monoamine, and also in some people who used to be depressed but are no longer taking medication.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2010
Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants.
—Claudia López Lloreda, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
The monoamine hypothesis came about by serendipity.
—Claudia López Lloreda, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
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Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
The history of antidepressants Most antidepressants aim for the same target: the monoamine system.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune Well, 4 Nov. 2023
These depletion techniques, given separately, are known to cause temporary relapses in about 50% of people who've responded to antidepressants targeting the corresponding monoamine, and also in some people who used to be depressed but are no longer taking medication.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2010
Then, psychiatrists found that many people, like Attardo, did not respond to monoamine antidepressants.
—Claudia López Lloreda, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
The monoamine hypothesis came about by serendipity.
—Claudia López Lloreda, STAT, 17 Aug. 2021
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monoamine
noun
mono·am·ine
ˌmän-ō-ə-ˈmēn
-ˈam-ˌēn
-ˈam-ˌēn
variants
also monamine
: an amine RNH2 that has one organic substituent attached to the nitrogen atom
especially
: one (as serotonin) that is functionally important in neural transmission
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