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A '''releasing agent'''~~, or simply releaser,~~ is a drug that induces the release of a [[neurotransmitter]] from the presynaptic [[neurone]] into the synapse, leading to ~~a rise in the~~ extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter, therefore resulting in increased neurotransmission. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and physiological effects, namely the [[amphetamines]] and related compounds. Virtually all currently known releasing agents affect the monoamine neurotransmitters [[serotonin]], [[noradrenaline]], and/or [[dopamine]], and as such, they are often referred to more formally as monoamine releasing agents (MRAs). MRAs may be selective for a particular neurotransmitter or non-selective and affect multiple neurotransmitters.

A '''releasing agent''' is a drug that induces the release of a [[neurotransmitter]] from the presynaptic [[neurone]] into the synapse, leading to elevated extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter, therefore resulting increased neurotransmission. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and physiological effects, namely the [[amphetamines]] and related compounds. Virtually all currently known releasing agents affect the monoamine neurotransmitters [[serotonin]], [[noradrenaline]], and/or [[dopamine]], and as such, they are often referred to more formally as monoamine releasing agents (MRAs). MRAs, like [[agonists]] may be selective for a particular neurotransmitter or non-selective and affect multiple neurotransmitters.

==Mechanism of Action==

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	A '''releasing agent'''~~, or simply releaser,~~ is a drug that induces the release of a [[neurotransmitter]] from the presynaptic [[neurone]] into the synapse, leading to ~~a rise in the~~ extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter, therefore resulting in increased neurotransmission. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and physiological effects, namely the [[amphetamines]] and related compounds. Virtually all currently known releasing agents affect the monoamine neurotransmitters [[serotonin]], [[noradrenaline]], and/or [[dopamine]], and as such, they are often referred to more formally as monoamine releasing agents (MRAs). MRAs may be selective for a particular neurotransmitter or non-selective and affect multiple neurotransmitters.		A '''releasing agent''' is a drug that induces the release of a [[neurotransmitter]] from the presynaptic [[neurone]] into the synapse, leading to elevated extracellular concentrations of the neurotransmitter, therefore resulting increased neurotransmission. Many drugs use neurotransmitter release to exert their psychological and physiological effects, namely the [[amphetamines]] and related compounds. Virtually all currently known releasing agents affect the monoamine neurotransmitters [[serotonin]], [[noradrenaline]], and/or [[dopamine]], and as such, they are often referred to more formally as monoamine releasing agents (MRAs). MRAs, like [[agonists]] may be selective for a particular neurotransmitter or non-selective and affect multiple neurotransmitters.

	==Mechanism of Action==		==Mechanism of Action==