In vivo tryptophan hydroxylase activity in rat major cerebral arteries is decreased by dorsal raphe nucleus lesions

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2060-2065

  López De Pablo, Angel Luis ^a   Moreno, María Jesús ^a   Marco, Emilio J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptophan accumulation; Cerebral circulation; HPLC; Raphe nuclei lesions; Serotonergic innervation

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; FENCLONINE; METIROSINE; NORADRENALIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 10244230947     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67052060.x     Document Type: Article

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