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3,4‐DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE IN CULTURED VENTRICULAR CELLS FROM CHICK EMBRYO HEART 1
Author(s) -
Jellinek M.,
Sperelakis N.,
Napolitano L. M.,
Cooper T.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1968.tb11638.x
Subject(s) - dihydroxyphenylalanine , intracellular , embryo , catecholamine , heart cells , nerve cells , fluorescence microscope , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , electron microscope , cell culture , anatomy , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , fluorescence , myocyte , dopamine , genetics , physics , quantum mechanics , optics
— —A substance resembling catecholamine found in chick hearts during the early stages of embryologic development was identified as DOPA. Cell cultures and fluorescence microscopy indicated intracellular location of this substance in myocardial cells. The absence of nerve tissue in the cell cultures was demonstrated by electron microscopy.