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 | | Agmatine, an endogenous neurotransmitter or neuromodulator, is an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and an antagonist of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors. |
 | | Agmatine reverses the NMDA-induced intracellular Ca(2+) overloading and the decrease of monoamines (including norepinephrine, epinephrine or dopamine) contents in PC12 cells, indicating that agmatine's antidepressant-like action may be related to its modulation of NMDA receptor activity and/or reversal of the decrease of monoamine contents and Ca(2+) overloading induced by NMDA." [Abstract] |
 | | "Agmatine (decarboxylated l-arginine), an endogenous ligand of imidazoline and alpha(2) adrenoreceptors, is particularly enriched in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular (PVN) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei. |
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