| Literature DB >> 3796837 |
R Cash, T Dennis, R L'Heureux, R Raisman, F Javoy-Agid, B Scatton.
Abstract
Norepinephrine, 3-methoxy 4-hydroxyphenylethyleneglycol and homovanillic acid levels were similar in the locus ceruleus of 13 controls and 8 parkinsonian patients with no intellectual deterioration, but were decreased in 7 demented patients. The concentration of dopamine was similarly diminished in non-demented and demented parkinsonians, and binding of 3H-desmethylimipramine and 3H-rauwolscine was not abnormal in parkinsonians. These data indicate that norepinephrine metabolism in the locus ceruleus is subnormal only in demented parkinsonians.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3796837 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.37.1.42
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910