The relative roles of phenylalanine and tyrosine as substrates for DOPA synthesis in PC12 cells

Brain Research

Volumn 831, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 72-84

  DePietro, Frank R ^a   Fernstrom, John D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

DOPA synthesis; PC12 cells; Phenylalanine; Tyrosine; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DOPA; PHENYLALANINE; TYROSINE;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROXYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PC12 CELLS; PHENYLALANINE; RATS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TYROSINE; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0033549265     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01400-6     Document Type: Article

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