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monoaminoxidase

monoaminoxidase noun: monoamine oxidase.

Noun

monoaminoxidase (countable and uncountable, plural monoaminoxidases)

  1. monoamine oxidase
    • Notably, mouse lines targeting genes codifying for serotonin receptors, for enzymes involved in 5-HT synthesis as Tph1 and Tph2, in its metabolism as monoaminoxidase A (MAOA) or in its re-uptake as serotonin transporter (SERT), have been generated.2015 August 21, “Generation of a Tph2 Conditional Knockout Mouse Line for Time- and Tissue-Specific Depletion of Brain Serotonin”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of monoaminoxidase

pluralmonoaminoxidases

Questions about monoaminoxidase

What does monoaminoxidase mean?
Monoaminoxidase means monoamine oxidase.
What part of speech is monoaminoxidase?
Monoaminoxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of monoaminoxidase?
The plural of monoaminoxidase is monoaminoxidases.

Words near monoaminoxidase in the dictionary

  1. monoaminomonocarboxylic
  2. monoaminooxidase
  3. monoaminooxidases
  4. monoaminosaccharide
  5. monoaminosaccharides
  6. monoaminoxidase
  7. monoaminoxidases
  8. monoaminylation
  9. monoaminylations
  10. monoammonium
  11. monoamniotic

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