(1) Laboratoire de Physiologie, U.A. CNRS 649, Faculté de Médecine, Université Paul Sabatier, 133, Route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse-Cedex, France;(2) Ecole Vétérinaire, Chemin des Capelles, F-31076 Toulouse-Cedex, France
Abstract:
In the rabbit carotid body (CB) in vivo, the rate of dopamine metabolism was estimated to 44.4±3.9 (SD) pmol/CB/h from the decrease in dihydroxyphenylacetic acid content after pargyline inhibition of monoamine oxidase.