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The distribution of type A and B monoamine oxidase (MAO) activities in the central nervous system (CNS) of rat and chick was investigated using 5-hydroxytryptamine and β-phenylethylamine as specific substrates. The distribution of type A MAO was similar to that of type B MAO in rat CNS, but quite different in chick CNS. This may be ascribed to the difference in animal species. The major part of MAO activity in the spinal cord was found to be type A.
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Suzuki, O., Yagi, K. Distribution of type A and B monoamine oxidase activities in the central nervous system of rat and chick. Experientia 32, 13–14 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01932596
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