How is dopamine metabolized

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How is dopamine metabolized?

  • Methylated extracellularly by catechol O -methyltransferase (COMT)
  • Inactivated intracellularly by monoamine oxidase (MAO)-mediated oxidative deamination to homovanillic acid
  • Cleared from the synapse via dopamine reuptake transporters (DAT)

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