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In rabbit carotid bodies (CBs) superfused during 1–5 h, with an air-equilibrated medium containing no tyrosine (TYR), the dopamine (DA) content decreased by approximately 60% after 1 h and remained constant afterwards. TYR and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) decreased with the same time course. Noradrenaline (NA) content exhibited a biphasic decrease of lesser magnitude than that of DA. Superfusions with a TYR-containing medium did not prevent the reduction in DA and TYR. Large amounts of DA and DOPAC were recovered in the effluent during the first hour of superfusion but after 90 min the two substances had declined below the detection limits (i.e. 0.5 and 1 pmol/5 min, respectively). The DA efflux decreased exponentially during the first hour and was not altered by changing the oxygen partial pressure (PO2) of the medium. The DOPAC efflux declined after 40 min of superfusion and was modulated byPO2. The DA and the DOPAC effluxes were not suppressed by omitting calcium ions from the superfusing medium. In 4 cat CBs equal amounts of DA and NA were recovered from the effluent during the first hour of superfusion.
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Roumy, M., Armengaud, C., Ruckebusch, M. et al. Fate of the catecholamine stores in the rabbit carotid body superfused in vitro. Pflugers Arch. 411, 436–441 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00587724
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