Monday, December 29, 2008

Adrenal Tyrosine Hydroxylase: Compensatory Increase in Activity after Chemical Sympathectomy

Destruction of peripheral sympathetic nerve endings with 6-hydroxydopamine causes a disappearance of cardiac tyrosine hydroxylase, accompanied by a twofold increase in adrenal tyrosine hydroxylase and a small increase in phenyl-ethanolanine-N-methyl transferase.
Robert A. Mueller 1, Hans Thoenen 1, and Julius Axelrod 1
Science 31 January 1969:
Vol. 163. no. 3866, pp. 468 - 469
DOI: 10.1126/science.163.3866.468