NCIt definition : A highly reactive base and reducing agent used in many industrial and medical applications.
In biological applications, hydrazine and its derivatives exhibit antidepressant properties
by inhibiting monoamine oxidase (MAO), an enzyme that catalyzes the deamination and
inactivation of certain stimulatory neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine and dopamine.
In psychiatry, the use of hydrazine derivatives is limited due to the emergence of
the tricyclic antidepressants. (NCI04);