Tetrahydrobiopterin stimulates l-DOPA release from striatal tissue

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 541, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 33-37

  Abreu Gonzalez P ^a   Gonzalez Hernandez T ^a   Afonso Oramas, D ^a   Cruz Muros, I ^a   Barroso Chinea, P ^a   Gonzalez M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

l DOPA; Nitric oxide; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

6 METHYLTETRAHYDROPTERIN; LEVODOPA; MELATONIN; METIROSINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; PEROXYNITRITE; SCAVENGER; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; URIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; BIOPTERIN; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MELATONIN; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PTERINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 33745128763     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.04.019     Document Type: Article

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