Chemicals and Drugs

Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins

A family of vesicular amine transporter proteins that catalyze the transport and storage of CATECHOLAMINES and indolamines into SECRETORY VESICLES.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of vesicular amine transporter proteins that catalyze the transport and storage of CATECHOLAMINES and indolamines into SECRETORY VESICLES.

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Synonyms

14 entry terms
  • Monoamine Transporters, Vesicular
  • Monoamine Vesicular Transport Proteins
  • Monoamine Vesicular Transporter
  • Vesicular Monoamine Transporter
  • Vesicular Monoamine Transporter Proteins
  • Monoamine Transporter, Vesicular
  • Vesicular Monoamine Transporters
  • Vesicular Transporter, Monoamine
  • Chromaffin Granule Amine Transporter
  • VMAT-1 Vesicular Monoamine Transporter
  • VMAT2 Vesicular Monoamine Transporter
  • Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 1
  • Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 2
  • VMAT 1 Vesicular Monoamine Transporter

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30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2006(1992)

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Previous Indexing

  • Glycoproteins (1992-1996)
  • Membrane Glycoproteins (1996-2004)
  • Membrane Transport Proteins (2005)
  • Neuropeptides (1992-2004)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050493. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050493
  2. Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesicular_monoamine_transporter
  3. Vesicular Monoamine Transport Proteins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4105920