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5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (medicine)


5,6-dihydroxytryptamine
<chemical> Tryptamine substituted with two hydroxyl groups in positions 5 and 6. It is a neurotoxic serotonin analog that destroys serotonergic neurons preferentially and is used in neuropharmacologic research.

Pharmacological action: serotonin agents.

Chemical name: 1H-Indole-5,6-diol, 3-(2-aminoethyl)-