octopamine


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octopamine

[äk′tō·pə‚mēn]
(pharmacology)
C8H11NO2 A crystalline compound, used as an adrenergic drug.
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These mixtures can also action openly as neurotoxic compounds, disturbing octopamine receptors or acetylcholine esterase activity (Isman, 2000).
Evaluation of Few Essential Oils for the Management of Parasitic Bee Mites, Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera L. Colonies
The Role of Octopamine in Syllable-Period Selective Phonotaxis in Female Crickets (Acheta domesticus).
Zoology
Mechanisms responsible for the clock-driven increase in the concentration of Rh-LpOps1-4 at night are not known, but they are driven by a 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) cascade that is activated by octopamine, a biogenic amine neurotransmitter released from the clock-driven neural projection to the eyes (reviewed in Battelle et al.
Opsins and Their Expression Patterns in the Xiphosuran Limulus polyphemus
For example, the emerald cockroach wasp injects its cockroach host with a venomous cocktail that contains the neurotransmitter octopamine.
Researching how parasites pull the strings of their hosts
Instead of killing off marine growth, it is said to temporarily stimulate the octopamine receptor in the larvae of molluscs, causing them to be harmlessly repelled from the hull.
Advances in antifouling coatings technology: high demand for antifouling coatings is expected to drive market growth
The mechanism of action for amitraz as an insecticide is not completely clear but appears to involve alpha-adrenergic agonism, interference with octopamine (the invertebrate equivalent of norepinephrine) action in the central nervous system, uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, and inhibition of monoamine oxidases and prostaglandin synthesis [Bonsall and Turnbull 1983; California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) 1995].
Prioritizing environmental chemicals for obesity and diabetes outcomes research: a screening approach using ToxCast[TM] high-throughput data
pulegium against Bruchus rufimanus can be attributed to the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase neurotransmitters such as 41, 48 and 49 octopamine.
Comparison of the chemical composition and the insecticidal activity of essential oils of Mentha pulegium L. collected from two different regions of Morocco, against Bruchus rufimanus (Bohman) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)
In addition, high tyramine and octopamine levels present in the plasma and platelets of patients with migraine support the role of hypothalamic and limbic dysfunctions in the pathophysiology of migraine (7,8).
Evaluation of eating attitude in patients with migraine
The major chemical constituents reported in Citrus fruits are flavonoids including hesperitin, hesperidin, neohesperidin, naringenin, tangeritin, auranetin, quercetin, nobiletin [32], limonene, myrcene [33], AY- sitosterol [34] and adrenergic amines including synephrine, octopamine and tyramine [35].
Green Synthesis and Biological Activities of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Citrus reticulata, Citrus aurantium, Citrus sinensis and Citrus grandis
Synthesis and structure-activity relationships and effects of phenylpropanoid amides of octopamine and dopamine on tyrosinase inhibition and antioxidation.
Two cinnamoyloctopamine antioxidants from garlic skin attenuates oxidative stress and liver pathology in rats with non-alcoholic S steatohepatitis
Synergistic action of octopamine receptor agonists on the activity of selected novel insecticides for control of dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquito.
Bio-residual activity of selected biopesticides in comparison with the conventional insecticide Dursban against cotton leafworm, Spodoptera littoralis (Boisd.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Octopamine (OA) OA plays an important role in the regulation of a number of key processes in nematodes, including pharyngeal pumping, locomotion and egg-laying.
Drug targets for lymphatic filariasis: a bioinformatics approach

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