Epinephrine accumulation in rat brain after chronic administration of pargyline and LY 51641--comparison with other brain amines. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Concentrations of biogenic amines and metabolites were measured in regions of rat brain following administration of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors for 21 days. Epinephrine concentrations were increased from 350 to 500% following chronic administration of LY 51641, a selective inhibitor of MAO type A. Norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin showed much less relative accumulation. The marked relative accumulation of epinephrine may be related to the efficacy of inhibitors of MAO type A in the treatment of depression.

publication date

  • July 29, 1985

Research

keywords

  • Biogenic Amines
  • Brain Chemistry
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Pargyline

Identity

PubMed ID

  • 2411347

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 339

issue

  • 2