N‐Methylation of Dopamine‐Derived 6,7‐Dihydroxy‐1,2,3,4‐Tetrahydroisoquinoline, (R)‐Salsolinol, in Rat Brains: In Vivo Microdialysis Study

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 395-400

  Maruyama, Wakako ^a   Nakahara, Daiichiro ^b   Ota, Miyuki ^c   Takahashi, Tsutomu ^e   Takahashi, Akira ^a   Nagatsu, Toshiharu ^f   Naoi, Makoto ^d  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e KONAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Methyl 6,7 dihydroxy 1,2,3,4 tetrahydroisoquinoline; Brain microdialysis; Multielectrode detectors; Neurotoxin; N Methylation; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN; SALSOLINOL; TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN METABOLISM; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METHYLATION; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIALYSIS; DOPAMINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; METHYLATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0026753805     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1992.tb09384.x     Document Type: Article

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