Kinetics of catecholamine release by tyramine in rat heart, spleen and uterus

Y. Gutman*, H. Weil-Malherbe

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Abstract

The kinetics of depletion of endogenous catecholamines by tyramine were studied in rat heart, spleen and uterus. 85-93% of the catecholamines of these organs can be depleted by repeated injections of tyramine over 3 1/2 hours. The depletion follows a simple exponential curve with "half-life" times for heart, spleen and uterus of 55, 69 and 75 minutes, respectively. The releasing effect of tyramine is not significantly affected by blockade of catecholamine uptake by phenoxybenzamine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1293-1298
Number of pages6
JournalLife Sciences
Volume5
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1966
Externally publishedYes

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