Title : Localization of rat striatal monoamine oxidase activities towards dopamine, serotonin and kynuramine by gradient centrifugation and nigro-striatal lesions.

Pub. Date : 1983 Aug 15

PMID : 6877035






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1 Localization of rat striatal monoamine oxidase activities towards dopamine, serotonin and kynuramine by gradient centrifugation and nigro-striatal lesions. Kynuramine monoamine oxidase A Rattus norvegicus
2 The distribution pattern of monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity towards dopamine (DA) was very similar to the pattern of MAO activity towards serotonin (5HT), but differed from the pattern of MAO activity towards kynuramine (KYN). Kynuramine monoamine oxidase A Rattus norvegicus
3 As 5HT is specifically deaminated by MAO-A while KYN is a common MAO substrate, this supports earlier suggestions that in rat striatal preparations DA is deaminated preferentially by MAO-A. Kynuramine monoamine oxidase A Rattus norvegicus