Which type of neurotransmitter is dopamine?
a. acetylcholinic
b. amino acid
c. biogenic amine
d. purine
C
Dopamine is a biogenic amine. Biogenic amines are synthesized either from a common amino acid (tyrosine or histadine) or from one of the other biogenic amines. However, tyrosine and histidine are in reality neurotransmitter precursors but are not themselves neurotransmitters.
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