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The trace amines are a group of endogenous aromatic amines found in low concentrations in the nervous systems of many invertebrate and vertebrate species. They are a diverse group of compounds and it seems likely that they have diverse functions. It has been postulated that trace amines may act as neuromodulators (Boulton, 1976, 1980), false transmitters (Baldessarini, 1974), co-transmitters (Axelrod and Saavedra, 1977), or that they may be neurotransmitters in their own right (Jones, 1982b, Stoof et al. 1976).
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Paterson, I.A. (1988). An Interaction between β-Phenylethylamine and Noradrenaline: An Iontophoretic Study in the Rat Cerebral Cortex. In: Boulton, A.A., Juorio, A.V., Downer, R.G.H. (eds) Trace Amines. Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4602-2_17
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