Low catechol-O-methyltransferase activity in the brain and blood pressure regulation

Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 202-205

  Masuda, Mayumi ^a   Tsunoda, Makoto ^a   Imai, Kazuhiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MUSASHINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Hypertension; Spontaneously hypertensive rat

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; NORADRENALIN; NORMETADRENALIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

EID: 32044464763     PISSN: 09186158     EISSN: 13475215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/bpb.29.202     Document Type: Article

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