"alpha-Methyltyrosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An inhibitor of the enzyme TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D019805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.875.485.050
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Methyltyrosine- alpha-Methyltyrosine
- alpha Methyltyrosine
- alpha-Methyl-para-tyrosine
- alpha Methyl para tyrosine
- alpha-MPT
- alpha MPT
- alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine
- alpha Methyl p tyrosine
Metyrosine- Metyrosine
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (L)-Isomer
- Metirosine
Racemetirosine- Racemetirosine
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (D,L)-Isomer
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (+,-)-Isomer
- DL-Tyrosine, alpha-methyl-
- alpha-methyl- DL-Tyrosine
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha-Methyltyrosine" by people in Profiles.
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Polychlorinated biphenyl-induced oxidative stress in organotypic co-cultures: experimental dopamine depletion prevents reductions in GABA. Neurotoxicology. 2008 Mar; 29(2):301-8.
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The partial dopamine D2-like receptor agonist terguride functions as an agonist in preweanling rats after a 5-day reserpine regimen. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2006 Mar; 185(1):104-11.
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Diagnosis and management of pheochromocytoma during pregnancy: a case report. Am J Med Sci. 1999 Sep; 318(3):186-9.
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Prenatal ethanol effects and dopamine systems of adult C57 male mice. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 1994 Mar-Apr; 16(2):207-12.
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Effects of prenatal ethanol exposure on later sensitivity to the low-dose stimulant actions of ethanol in mouse offspring: possible role of catecholamines. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1993 Dec; 17(6):1325-36.
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Prenatal maternal phenobarbital increases reactivity and retards habituation of mature offspring to environmental stimuli. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1981; 74(4):349-52.