KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 85 · KROK (Dentistry)
A 45-year-old woman has addressed a doctor with complaints of rapid mood swings, tearfulness, apathy. Antidepressants prescribed for her treatment are monoamine oxidase inhibitors. These drugs have a certain effect on catecholamines, which results in their medicinal action. Name this effect:
- A. Neutralization activation
- B. Increased concentration
- C. Increased deaminization
- D. Decreased concentration
- E. Inhibition of back transfer
Hint
Think about what monoamine oxidase normally does to catecholamines and what happens when it is inhibited.
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