Dopamine

Further Reading

Cellscience on dopamine

The Basics

Reasons to Suspect

Sources

Closely Related

Diagram

Dopamine inhibits:
prolactin
aromatase (converts testosterone->estrogen)

Inputs/Outputs/Regulators

Dopamine is made by converting phenylalanine to tyrosine to L-dopa to dopamine. It is inactivated by the enzymes MAO (copper dependent) and COMT (using methyl groups).

More Biochemistry

References

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