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The in vivo release of endogenous 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine (DA) and its metabolites, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA) and 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT), and of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and its metabolite, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), has been measured in the caudate nucleus of the anesthetized rat. A push-pull cannula was implanted into the brain, and the tissue perfused with artificial CSF or artificial CSF containing 5×10−4 M phenylethylamine. The perfusate was collected and analyzed for DA, 5-HT and their metabolites by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ECD). DA was released by phenylethylamine at rates significantly greater than its basal rate. 3-MT and 5-HT were undetectable in perfusates collected under basal conditions, but could be detected readlly during phenylethylamine stimulation. DOPAC, HVA and 5-HIAA concentrations were not significantly affected by phenylethylamine. The results suggest (1) that phenylethylamine may exert its behavioural effects through increased release of both DA and 5-HT, and (2) that in vivo measurements of the acid metabolites alone may not be indicative of the release of the amines.
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Bailey, B.A., Philips, S.R. & Boulton, A.A. In vivo release of endogenous dopamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine and some of their metabolites from rat caudate nucleus by phenylethylamine. Neurochem Res 12, 173–178 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979534
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