Preliminary Results
1- Tyramine acts as a nonselective monoamine releaser. Its effect
is mimicked by amphetamine and fenfluramine.
2-The inhibitory effect of tyramine on synaptic transmission
does not require action-potential propagation.
3- The nonselective amine transporter blocker, cocaine, mimicks
the effect of tyramine by inducing presynaptic inhibition.
4-The excitatory synaptic inputs to bulbospinal RVL neurons
can be inhibited by norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin.
5- The effect of tyramine is the resultant effect of activation of all
monoamine receptors by endogenous DA, NE, and 5-HT, and the
availability of monoamine terminals in different brainstem regions.