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Noradrenaline synthesis in human fetal heart

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The capacity of noradrenaline synthesis was investigated in 6 isolated human fetal hearts (13–23 gestational week). The mean rate of transforming perfused labelled tyrosine to noradrenaline in atrial, ventricular, and mediastinal tissue was 0.175, 0.168, and 0.108 μg/g tissue/h, respectively.

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  1. W. v. Studnitz

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Lund, Allmänna sjukhuset, S-214 01, Malmö, Sweden

    G. Gennser & W. v. Studnitz

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This study was in part supported by grants from the Hulda Almroth Foundation and the Ferrosan Jubileum Foundation.

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Gennser, G., v. Studnitz, W. Noradrenaline synthesis in human fetal heart. Experientia 31, 1422–1424 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01923223

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