A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414)
Also Known As:
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor; Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase; MAO Inhibitors; RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A); Inhibitor, MAO; Inhibitor, Monoamine Oxidase; Inhibitors, MAO; Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase; MAO Inhibitor; Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase