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Norepinephrine level in the hypothalamus of the genetically hypertensive mouse

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The norepinephrine content of the hypothalamus of young mice with high blood pressure was statistically lower than that of mice with low blood pressure. The difference was not evident in older mice from these same strains. No differences in dopamine content were found suggesting a genetic difference in the activity of the converting enzyme.

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  1. Division of Biological Sciences and the Enzyme Laboratory, University of Kansas, Snow Hall, 66045, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

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This research was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association-Kansas Affiliate and by an allocation from the General Research Fund of the University of Kansas.

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Schlager, G., Freeman, R. Norepinephrine level in the hypothalamus of the genetically hypertensive mouse. Experientia 39, 793–794 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990332

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