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  1. naz Edyra on What is Dopamine?
    naz Edyra naz Edyra Malaysia says:
    November 8, 2015 at 3:23 AM

    Dopamine is an hormone or not?

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    • Is dopamine a hormone?
      James Nunn James Nunn Australia says:
      February 24, 2020 at 1:54 AM

      To answer your question yes, dopamine is a hormone and it is released from the hypothalamus. As well as being a hormone it also acts as a neurotransmitter at the synapse transferring information between neurons. Dopamine is recognised more as a hormone (The happy hormone) because there are many other neurotransmitters that are in a synapse and also because of its main role of being a key part of happy emotions.

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