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Some Characteristics of Brain Tyrosine Hydroxylase

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There is general agreement as to the properties of tyrosine hydroxylase from the adrenal medulla, but the properties of brain tyrosine hydroxylase are more controversial. This is perhaps not so surprising when one considers that the adrenal medullary cells are secretory cells which do not possess the long axons and multiplicity of nerve endings characteristic of central catecholaminergic neurons. The relatively complex structure of the neuron has complicated the problem of defining the properties of brain tyrosine hydroxylase and will probably prove important to an understanding of the factors which control or modify enzyme activity in vivo.

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McGeer, E.G., McGeer, P.L. (1973). Some Characteristics of Brain Tyrosine Hydroxylase. In: Mandell, A.J. (eds) New Concepts in Neurotransmitter Regulation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4574-9_4

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