Glossary M

Glossary M

Monoamine refers to non-acidic neurotransmitter containing an amine group (NH2), formed by a metabolic change of certain amino acids. Moreover, Monoamineit is a class of chemicals characterized by a single amine group; includes the neurotransmitters norepinephrine , dopamine, and serotonin. Likewise, Monoamines are neurotransmitters, including catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine) and serotonin, that have been implicated in the mood disorders

Monoamine depletion model refers to the proposal that deficits in monoamine neurotransmitters are the cause of depression.

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) refers to the enzyme that converts catecholamines and serotonin into synaptically inactive forms.

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors refers to drugs used to treat depressions that inhibit the activity of the enzyme Monoamine oxidase, which degrades the neurotransmitters of norepinephrine and serotonin ; a drug that blocks the enzyme Monoamine oxidase (MAO), a presynaptic terminal enzyme that metabolizes catecholamines and serotonin into inactive forms Please see also Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) is a class of antidepressant drugs. Please see also Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors

Monoamine theories are theories that low levels of Monoamines, particularly norepinephrine and serotonin, cause depression, whereas excessive or imbalanced levels of Monoamines, particularly Dopamine, cause mania

Monochromat is defined as a person who is completely color-blind, hence sees everything as black, white, or shades of gray. A Monochromat can match any wavelength in the spectrum by adjusting the intensity of any other wavelength. Monochromats generally have only one (1) type of functioning receptors, often rods.

Monochromatic light refers to light that contains only a single wavelength.