monoamine oxidase inhibitor

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monoamine oxidase inhibitor [män·ō′am‚ēn ′äk·sə‚dās in′hib·əd·ər]

(pharmacology)

Any drug, such as isocarboxazid and tranylcypromine, that inhibits monoamine oxidase and thereby leads to an accumulation of the amines on which the enzyme normally acts.

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No references found			These categories are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclics, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs). Anxiety Depression Medication by jacob / Psychology and mental health community Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), unlike other antidepressants, have consistent evidence of benefit in treating bipolar depression but are underused out of concerns that patients won't heed warnings of potential chemical reactions with some foods, leading to severely high blood pressure, Dr. Balance efficacy, safety in bipolar depression by Boschert, Sherry / Clinical Psychiatry News New Generation Anti-depressants Due to a large number of side-effects caused by the tricyclic antidepressants and the monoamine oxidase inhibitors, efforts have been made by pharmaceutical research groups to bring out newer and safer drugs. Mental Depression Medicines by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community			monkfish monkshood Monlam Monluc, Blaise de Monmousseau, Gaston Monmouth Monmouth Battlefield State Park Monmouth County Monmouth, battle of Monmouth, James Scott, duke Monmouth, James Scott, duke of Monmouthshire Monnet Monnet, Jean Monnier, Henri mono Mono County Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve mono lock mono- mono-pitched roof monoacetate monoacid monoamine Monoamine Oxidase monoamine oxidase inhibitor monoammonium tartrate monobasic monobasic calcium phosphate monobasic sodium phosphate monoblast monoblastic leukemia Monoblepharidales monobloc projectile Monobothrida monobrid circuit monocable Monocacy Monocacy National Battlefield Monocacy River Natural Resources Management Area monocalcium phosphate monocardiogram Monocarp monocarpic monocarpous Monocentrism Monoceros Monoceros Loop Monoceros R2 molecular cloud monocharge electret Monochasium			Mono-wing Mono-wing mono... monoacetate monoacid monoacid monoacid monoacidic monoacidic monoacidic Monoacylglycerol Monoacylglycerol Monoacylglycerol Acyltransferase monoacylglycerol hydrolase Monoalphabetic substitution Monoalphabetic substitution cipher monoamide monoamine monoamine monoamine monoamine neurotransmitter monoamine neurotransmitter monoamine neurotransmitter monoamine oxidase monoamine oxidase monoamine oxidase Monoamine oxidase A Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors Monoamine oxidase A inhibitors monoamine oxidase inhibitor Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, non-selective Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, non-selective Monoamine oxidase inhibitors, non-selective Monoamine Oxidase Type B monoamine-dependent system monoaminergic monoamines monoamines monoamines Monoamionic Monoamionic Monoammonium glutamate Monoammonium glutamate Monoammonium glutamate Monoammonium phosphate Monoammonium phosphate Monoammonium phosphate monoammonium tartrate monoamniotic monoamniotic twins monoamniotic twins monoamniotic twins monoamniotic twins Monoamorous Monoamorous Monoamorous Monoamorous

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