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Alteration of antioxidant status following sympathectomy: Differential effects of modified plasma levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Volume 152, Number 1 / November, 1995
Philip M. Toleikis1 and David V. Godin
Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, V6T 1Z3 Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Differences between adrenalectomy and 6-OH treatment on antioxidant components are suggestive of differential actions of adrenaline and noradrenaline on tissue antioxidant status which may have important implications under conditions associated with elevations in levels of these catecholamines including chronic stress and myocardial infarction.