Skin color, aging, and plasma l-dopa levels

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 261-263

  Garty, Moshe ^a   Stull, Robin ^b   Kopin, Irwin J ^a   Goldstein, David S ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Albino; Catechol; Dopa; Norepinephrine; Race; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

DOPA; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGE; ALBINISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CAUCASOID RACE; HUMAN; LEVODOPA; MIDDLE AGE; NEGROID RACE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0024353831     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-1838(89)90175-6     Document Type: Article

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