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Catecholamines

Known as: sympathin, Sympathins, Catecholamine 
A group of sympathetic amines containing a catechol group derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Catecholamines are hormones and neuromodulators… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Catechol-O-methyltransferase-deficient mice exhibit sexually dimorphic changes in catecholamine levels and behavior.
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is one of the major mammalian enzymes involved in the metabolic degradation of catecholamines… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Decreased catecholamine sensitivity and beta-adrenergic-receptor density in failing human hearts.
To identify the role of the myocardial beta-adrenergic pathway in congestive heart failure, we examined beta-adrenergic-receptor… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Distribution of serotonin-immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat—Cell bodies and terminals
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Oxidative pathways for catecholamines in the genesis of neuromelanin and cytotoxic quinones.
The autoxidation, periodate oxidation, and tyrosinase-mediated oxidation of 6-hydroxydopamine, dopamine, norepinephrine, and… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Effects of caffeine on plasma renin activity, catecholamines and blood pressure.
Using a double-blind, randomized, cross-over protocol, we studied the effect of a single dose of oral caffeine on plasma renin… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Simultaneous radioenzymatic determination of plasma and tissue adrenaline, noradrenaline and dopamine within the femtomole range.
Review
1974
Review
1974
Presynaptic regulation of catecholamine release.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
A study of the factors affecting the aluminum oxide-trihydroxyindole procedure for the analysis of catecholamines.
A reliable, quantitative, highly sensitive, adaptable method for the estimation of catecholamines in diverse biological material… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
Improved technique for the fluorimetric estimation of catecholamines.
Euler U. S. v. and F. Lishajko. Improved technique for the fluorimetric estimation of catecholamines. By the addition of… 
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
A study of the adrenotropic receptors.
T HE adrenotropic receptors are those hypothetical structures or systems located in, on or near the muscle or gland cells… 
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