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Changes in dopamineβ-hydroxylase activity of monkey plasma with age

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Plasma dopamine β-hydroxylase activity of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata fuscata) increased with age, and the developmental changes were similar to those of human beings. However, the adult level plasma DBH activity of various monkey species was much lower than that of human beings.

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  1. K. Takahashi

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 484, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Chikusa-ku, 464, Nagoya, Japan

    T. Kato, K. Ikuta, T. Nagatsu & K. Takahashi

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 484, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan

    T. Kato, K. Ikuta, T. Nagatsu & K. Takahashi

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We thank Dr.K. Nozawa, Dr.O. Takenaka and Mr.T. Shotake (Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University) for their help in collecting monkey blood samples.

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Kato, T., Ikuta, K., Nagatsu, T. et al. Changes in dopamineβ-hydroxylase activity of monkey plasma with age. Experientia 32, 834–835 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02003713

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