Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

**Definition:** A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414)

**Tree numbers:** - D27.505.519.389.616

**Synonyms:** - MAO Inhibitor - MAO Inhibitors - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor