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Adenyl Cyclase Activity in Rat Pineal Gland: Effects of Chronic Denervation and Norepinephrine
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Adenyl Cyclase Activity in Rat Pineal Gland: Effects of Chronic Denervation and Norepinephrine

Benjamin Weiss and Erminio Costa
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), v 156(3783), pp 1750-1752
30 Jun 1967
PMID: 4305967

Abstract

Adenyl cyclase activity in the pineal gland of rats was determined by measuring the rate of formation of radioactive cyclic 3[image],5[image]-adenosine monophosphate from Cl4-labeled adenosine tri-phosphate. Norepinephrine added in vitro to pineal homogenates enhanced this activity, while denervation of the pineal gland by superior cervical ganglionectomy did not significantly reduce it. The enzyme in these denervated glands was more responsive to the stimulatory effects of norepinephrine.

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