Catecholaminotropic effects of catecholamines in a teleost fish,Anguilla rostrata |
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Authors: | August Epple Barbara Nibbio |
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Affiliation: | (1) Daniel Baugh Institute of Anatomy, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, 19107 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Injections of physiological and supraphysiological doses of epinephrine (E) into cardiaccannulated eels cause a dose-related increase of plasma dopamine (DA) and norepineprine (NE) within 3 min. Likewise, both exogenous DA and NE increase the plasma titers of the respective other two catecholamines (CAs). The baseline titers of NE and E are closely correlated. Lack of a correlation of the baseline titers of NE and E with that of DA appears to be due to a faster disappearance rate of DA from the circulation. E is strongly hyperglycemic, and the weaker glycemic action of NE may be mediated via E release. The effects of E seem to depend on a spurt-like increase rather than its titer per se. The ability of the eel to cope with very fast, excessive increases of plasma CAs raises the question of the underlying mechanisms.Abbreviations CA(s) catecholamine(s) - DA dopamine - NE norepinephrine - E epinephrine |
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