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Diamine oxidase (DAO) and female sex hormones

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DAO activity in tissues of female guinea pigs was determined after the administration of estradiol or progesterone. Estradiol pretreatment elicited significant fall in DAO activity in the liver and specific increase in the uterus. The effect of progesterone was much less pronounced.

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  1. Department of Biogenic Amines, Polish Academy of Sciences, 60 Narutowicza Str., 90-136, Lodz, Poland

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Fogel, W.A. Diamine oxidase (DAO) and female sex hormones. Agents and Actions 18, 44–45 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01987978

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