A decreased tubular uptake of dopa results in defective renal dopamine production in aged rats

Authors :: Armando, Ines
Nowicki, Susan
Aguirre, Jorge
Barontini, Marta
Source :: The American Journal of Physiology. June, 1995, Vol. 268 Issue 6, pF1087, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: A defect in the renal dopamine production in 12-mo-old rats results when there is a decreased uptake of dopa by tubular brush-border membrane. In 12-mo-old rats, the level of dopa and norepinephrine(NE) in the renal cortex are higher (P

Subjects :: Brush border membrane -- Research
Dopa -- Research
Dopamine receptors -- Research
Biological sciences

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