LESSONS LEARNED FROM DOPAMINE-BETA-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS

Authors
GARY T ROBERTSON D
Citation
T. Gary et D. Robertson, LESSONS LEARNED FROM DOPAMINE-BETA-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY IN HUMANS, News in physiological sciences, 9, 1994, pp. 35-39
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
News in physiological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08861714
Volume
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
35 - 39
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-1714(1994)9:<35:LLFDDI>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Dopamine beta-hydroxylase deficiency is a genetic disorder in which af fected patients cannot synthesize norepinephrine and epinephrine, in e ither the central or peripheral nervous system. Identification and tre atment of this novel human physiological disorder will continue to lea d to better understanding of the role of catecholamines in human physi ology.