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• n  a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)

• The theory is that in the brains of people suffering from severe depression, the enzyme monoamine oxidase breaks down too much of a group of mysterious brain chemicals called .
• A variation in a gene known as VMAT2--for vesicular monoamine transporter--seemed to be directly related to how the volunteers scored on the self-transcendence test.
• Some scientists point to high testosterone levels combined with low monoamine oxidase inhibitors, which regulates dopamine.

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• Analysis of U.S. Claims Data Shows a Slight Decline in First-Line Use of MAO-B Inhibitors for Parkinson's Disease ...
  BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, according to analysis of U.S. longitudinal patient-level claims data, the first-line use of monoamine oxidase...
  Dec. 9, 2013 - PR Newswire