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Dopamine agonist
Drug class
Skeletal structure diagram of dopamine
The skeletal structure of dopamine
Class identifiers
UseParkinson's disease, clinical depression, hyperprolactinemia, restless legs syndrome, low sex drive
ATC codeN04BC
Biological targetDopamine receptors
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MeSHD010300

A dopamine agonist (DA) is a compound that activates dopamine receptors. There are two families of dopamine receptors, D2-like and D1-like, and they are all G protein-coupled receptors. D1- and D5-receptors belong to the D1-like family and the D2-like family includes D2, D3 and D4 receptors. Dopamine agonists are used in Parkinson’s disease and, to a lesser extent, to treat depression, hyperprolactinemia and restless legs syndrome.

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