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The contribution of homovanillic acid by the caudate nuclei to the cerebrospinal fluid has been assessed quantitatively on the basis of available clinical-neurochemical and animal-experimental data. A considerable fraction of the caudatal tissue may be involved in this function.
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Sourkes, T.L. On the origin of homovanillic acid (HVA) in the cerebrospinal fluid. J. Neural Transmission 34, 153–157 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01244668
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