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A fluorimetric method for the estimation of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid (homovanillic acid) and its identification in brain tissue.

British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy ·Vol. 20 ·1963-02-00 ·Pages 204-13

SHARMAN DF

Abstract

A fluorimetric method for the estimation of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid (homovanillic acid) has been developed and applied to normal brain tissue. The presence of homovanillic acid in the caudate nucleus of normal animals of several species has been demonstrated.

Keywords
BRAIN PHENYLACETATES
MeSH Terms
Animals Brain Caudate Nucleus Fluorometry Homovanillic Acid Phenylacetates
Chemicals
Phenylacetates Homovanillic Acid
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SHARMAN D F
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Article Info
Journal
British journal of pharmacology and chemotherapy
Abbr.
Br J Pharmacol Chemother
ISSN
0366-0826
DOI
10.1111/j.1476-5381.1963.tb01310.x
Published
1963-02-00
Pages
204-13
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0154627
PMCID
PMC1703739
Subset
OM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1963.tb01310.x PMC Full Text
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