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Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase

Known as: Noradrenalin N-Methyltransferase, Norepinephrine N Methyltransferase, Noradrenaline N Methyltransferase 
A methyltransferase that catalyzes the reaction of S-adenosyl-L-methionine and phenylethanolamine to yield S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and N… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Differential Activation of the Rat Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase Gene by Sp1 and Egr-1 (*)
The rat phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) gene contains overlapping consensus elements for the Sp1 and Egr-1… Expand
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Egr-1 activation of rat adrenal phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene.
The immediate early gene transcription factor Egr-1 increases luciferase reporter gene activity 3-4-fold when a rat… Expand
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase-containing terminals synapse directly on sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the rat
The ultrastructural morphology as well as neuronal and glial associations of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT… Expand
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Organization of central adrenergic pathways: I. Relationships of ventrolateral medullary projections to the hypothalamus and spinal cord
We studied the organization of projections from the C1 adrenergic and A1 noradrenergic cell groups in the ventrolateral medulla… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Glucocorticoid receptor immunoreactivity in monoaminergic neurons of rat brain.
A monoclonal antibody against the rat liver glucocorticoid receptor was used in combination with rabbit antibodies against… Expand
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Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Distribution of neurons containing phenylethanolamine N‐methyltransferase in medulla and hypothalamus of rat
Neurons immunocytochemically labeled with the adrenaline‐synthesizing enzyme phenylethanolamine N‐methyltransferase were mapped… Expand
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Tonic vasomotor control by the rostral ventrolateral medulla: effect of electrical or chemical stimulation of the area containing C1 adrenaline neurons on arterial pressure, heart rate, and plasma…
We have studied the responses to electrical and chemical stimulation of the ventrolateral medulla in the chloralose-anesthetized… Expand
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Simultaneous demonstration of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase immunofluorescent and catecholamine fluorescent nerve cell bodies in the rat medulla oblongata
Abstract The distribution of phenylethanolamine N -methlytransferase-immunoreactive nerve cell bodies was investigated in the rat… Expand
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Changes in Central Catecholaminergic Neurons in the Spontaneously (Genetic) Hypertensive Rat
Catecholamines and catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes have been examined in specific brain areas during the development of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Control of enzymatic synthesis of adrenaline in the adrenal medulla by adrenal cortical steroids.
Abstract The activity of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, the enzyme that catalyzes the N-methylation of noradrenaline to… Expand
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