Dopa Decarboxylase
"Dopa Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the AROMATIC-L-AMINO-ACID DECARBOXYLASES, this enzyme is responsible for the conversion of DOPA to DOPAMINE. It is of clinical importance in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D004296
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.100.500
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dopa Decarboxylase" by people in Profiles.
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Chalazonitis A, Rice PJ, Zigmond RE. Increased ganglionic tyrosine hydroxylase and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase activities following preganglionic nerve stimulation: role of nicotine receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1980 Apr; 213(1):139-43.
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Pradhan SN. Aggression and central neurotransmitters. Int Rev Neurobiol. 1975; 18:213-62.