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Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol

Known as: methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), Vanylglycol, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylethyleneglycol 
Synthesized from endogenous epinephrine and norepinephrine in vivo. It is found in brain, blood, CSF, and urine, where its concentrations are used to… 
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2004
2004
Training of elite cyclists: effects on mood state and selected hormonal responses
The psychobiological status of cyclists over a period of 8 months of training was assessed by measuring the sympatho-adrenal… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Plasma concentrations of 5-HT, 5-HIAA, norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine in ecstasy users.
Recreational use of the synthetic methamphetamine derivative MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), the main constituent of… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Cerebrospinal fluid monoamine precursors and metabolites in human neonates following in utero cocaine exposure: a preliminary study.
BACKGROUND Cocaine acts in the central nervous system by increasing dopamine release and inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine and… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Urinary 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol and major affective disorders. A replication and new findings.
We studied group and subgroup differences in urinary 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) levels in patients with major… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Pre-treatment neurotransmitter metabolites and response to imipramine or amitriptyline treatment
Synopsis Preliminary data are presented from the NIMH Collaborative Study on the psychobiology of depression, biological studies… 
1982
1982
Effects of desipramine on diurnal rhythms of plasma 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in depressed patients.
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Rat Brain and Plasma Norepinephrine Glycol Metabolites Determined by Gas Chromatography‐Mass Fragmentography
Abstract: A gas chromatographic‐mass fragmentographic (GC‐MF) procedure is described for the simultaneous quantitation of 3,4… 
1977
1977
The effect of bromocriptine on locomotor activity and cerebral catecholamines in rodents
The locomotor activity in mice induced by bromocriptine was suppressed by drugs inhibiting both dopaminergic and noradrenergic… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
ACCUMULATION AND DISAPPEARANCE OF NORADRENALINE AND ITS MAJOR METABOLITES SYNTHESIZED FROM INTRAVENTRICULARLY INJECTED [3H]DOPAMINE IN THE RAT BRAIN
Abstract— A new combined ion‐exchange and thin‐layer‐chromatographic procedure is described which separates and measures… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Glycol metabolites of noradrenaline in brain tissue
1 A gas chromatographic method using electron capture detection is described for the estimation of those catecholamines and their… 
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