"Dihydroxytryptamines" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Tryptamine substituted with two hydroxyl groups in any position. Some are cytotoxic serotonin analogs that are preferentially taken up by serotonergic neurons and then destroy those neurons.
| Descriptor ID |
D004102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.473.914.201
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dihydroxytryptamines" by people in Profiles.
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Luine VN, Thornton JE, Frankfurt M, MacLusky NJ. Effects of hypothalamic serotonin depletion on lordosis behavior and gonadal hormone receptors. Brain Res. 1987 Nov 17; 426(1):47-54.
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Frankfurt M, Allen DL, Luine VN, Beaudet A. Temporal effects of intrahypothalamic 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine: relationship between serotonin levels and [3H]serotonin binding. Brain Res. 1987 Sep 01; 419(1-2):216-22.
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Frankfurt M, Renner K, Azmitia E, Luine V. Intrahypothalamic 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine: temporal analysis of effects on 5-hydroxytryptamine content in brain nuclei and on facilitated lordosis behavior. Brain Res. 1985 Aug 05; 340(1):127-33.
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Luine VN, Frankfurt M, Rainbow TC, Biegon A, Azmitia E. Intrahypothalamic 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine facilitates feminine sexual behavior and decreases [3H]imipramine binding and 5-HT uptake. Brain Res. 1983 Apr 04; 264(2):344-8.