The dopamine metabolite 3-methoxytyramine is a neuromodulator.

Dopamine (3-hydroxytyramine) is a well-known catecholamine neurotransmitter involved in multiple physiological functions including movement control. Here we report that the major extracellular metabolite of dopamine, 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT), can induce behavioral effects in a dopamine-independent m...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tatyana D Sotnikova, Jean-Martin Beaulieu, Stefano Espinoza, Bernard Masri, Xiaodong Zhang, Ali Salahpour, Larry S Barak, Marc G Caron, Raul R Gainetdinov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2956650?pdf=render