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MAO

American  
  1. monoamine oxidase.


MAO British  

abbreviation

  1. monoamine oxidase

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“I like foreign fans because I like hearing their chants,” MAO explains.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2023

“Shortly thereafter, we resigned our board positions and notified MAO that we were terminating our relationship with them.”

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2017

"Shortly thereafter, we resigned our board positions and notified MAO that we were terminating our relationship with them."

From BBC Dec. 22, 2017

MAO had expenses in excess of revenue of $431,763 for 2012 and $165,927 for 2011 .

From Forbes Sep. 26, 2014

Scientists have not yet identified what factor in smoke lowers levels of MAO B, but Fowler speculates that it may be working synergistically with nicotine to boost dopamine levels.

From Time Magazine Archive

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