Copper deficiency alters rat dopamine β-monooxygenase mRNA and activity

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2147-2153

  Prohaska, Joseph R ^a   Brokate, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper deficiency; Dopamine monooxygenase; mRNA; Rats

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PONS; RAT;

EID: 0032698850     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.12.2147     Document Type: Article

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