Title : Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibition increases the uptake of 11C-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine in the rat pancreas.

Pub. Date : 1996 Dec

PMID : 8976015






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1 CONCLUSIONS: This study has shown a high turnover of L-DOPA in the rat pancreas, which can be modulated to give enhanced levels of DOPAC or dopamine by COMT and MAO inhibition. Levodopa catechol-O-methyltransferase Rattus norvegicus