"Dopamine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the catecholamine NEUROTRANSMITTERS in the brain. It is derived from TYROSINE and is the precursor to NOREPINEPHRINE and EPINEPHRINE. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement. A family of receptors (RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE) mediate its action.
| Descriptor ID |
D004298
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.211.215.311.342 D02.092.311.342
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| Concept/Terms |
Dopamine- Dopamine
- Hydroxytyramine
- 3,4-Dihydroxyphenethylamine
- 3,4 Dihydroxyphenethylamine
- 4-(2-Aminoethyl)-1,2-benzenediol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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