REGIONAL BRAIN VARIATIONS OF TRYPTOPHAN, MONOAMINES, MONOAMINE-OXIDASE ACTIVITY, PLASMA-FREE AND TOTAL TRYPTOPHAN DURING ESTROUS-CYCLE OF RAT

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KUENG, W [1 ]
WIRZJUSTICE, A [1 ]
MENZI, R [1 ]
CHAPPUISARNDT, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BASLE, PSYCHIAT CLIN, BIOCHEM LAB, CH-4025 BASLE, SWITZERLAND
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10.1159/000122536
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Normal 4 day cyclic rats were sacrificed at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on proestrus or estrus and at 10 a.m. on metestrus. Noradrenaline (NA) [norepinephrine] dopamine (DA) and tryptophan (T) concentrations varied only slightly. Serotonin (5-HT) concentrations showed characteristics changing patterns in many hypothalamic, limbic and midbrain structures with a decrease during proestrus and an increase during estrus being observed. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity changes were often parallel to the 5-HT changes, but were not as great. The marked changes in 5-HT early in proestrus are a further indication of its inhibitory effect on gonadotropin release mechanisms before the critical period.
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