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NRSC 2100 Biogenic amines TEST PREP
NRSC 2100 Biogenic amines TEST PREP 
 
Biogenic amines 
•	These transmitters are only made by a small fraction of neurons in the brain 
•	Still very important, targets of many drugs of abuse, drugs used to modulate affect 
o	Affect- medical term for emotional state or mood affective disorders are disorders of mood 
•	Catecholamines: dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine- all derived from tyrosine 
o	Catecholamine synthesis- first enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase 
o	Histamine- derived from histi...