Dopa and 5-S-cysteinyldopa in the serum of albino, black, and red guinea pigs
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- 3 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Dermato-Venereologica
- Vol. 60 (2) , 155-156
- https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555560155156
Abstract
Dopa and 5-S-cysteinyldopa levels in serum of albino, red, and black guinea-pigs were quantified. The levels of both amino acids were lower in the albino than in the pigmented animals. It is suggested that the serum levels of dopa and 5-S-cysteinyldopa in pigmented animals reflect tyrosine and dopa oxidation activity in the melanocytes.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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