Analytical characterization of a sensitive radioassay for tyrosine hydroxylase activity in rodent striatum

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1467-1472

  Khan, Haseeb Ahmad ^a  

^a Riyadh Al Kharj Hospital Programme   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assay sensitivity; Buffer pH; Enzyme activity; Incubation time; Rodent striatum; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLTETRAHYDROPTERIN; ACETIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALASE; DITHIOTHREITOL; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; TRITON X 100; TYROSINE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BRAIN REGION; CENTRIFUGATION; CORPUS STRIATUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOASSAY; RAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; RODENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPERNATANT;

ANIMALS; BUFFERS; CORPUS STRIATUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 3042784977     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NERE.0000029557.45306.4d     Document Type: Article

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