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Abstract
A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414)
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- MAO Inhibitor
- MAO Inhibitors
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
- Inhibitor, MAO
- Inhibitor, Monoamine Oxidase
- Inhibitors, MAO
- Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase
- RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A)
- Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase
- Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008996. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008996
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor
- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q410954