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POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT OF DOPAMINE DEAMINATION IN THE STRIATUM OF THE RAT
Author(s) -
DAVIS A.J.,
HOLZBAUER MARGARETHE,
SHARMAN D.F.,
YOUDIM M.B.H.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1975.tb07433.x
Subject(s) - homovanillic acid , dopamine , monoamine oxidase , deamination , striatum , chemistry , endocrinology , medicine , 3,4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid , monoamine neurotransmitter , pharmacology , biochemistry , biology , serotonin , enzyme , receptor
In the striata of litter‐mate rats the development of the monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity towards dopamine in vitro followed a similar time course with age as the tissue concentrations of homovanillic acid and dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, the two acid metabolites of dopamine formed by the action of MAO.