| NOUN | substance | monoamine neurotransmitter | a monoamine that is functionally important in neural / neural transmission |
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| Meaning | A monoamine that is functionally important in neural / neural transmission. | |
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| Narrower | dopamine, Dopastat, Intropin | A monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system |
| noradrenaline, norepinephrine | A catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses | |
| serotonin, 5-hydroxytryptamine | A neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory | |
| Broader | monoamine | A molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter) |
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