Dopamine -hydroxylase release during hypertension from sympathetic nervous overactivity in man

1 March 1976

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research

Vol. 10 (2) , 176-181
https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/10.2.176

Abstract

In subjects with cervical spinal cord transections, hypertension due to sympathetic nervous overactivity resulted in a rise in plasma dopamine β-hydroxylase (DβH), the peak occurring 3 to 5 min after the peak blood pressure response. This indicates that DβH may be released from sympathetic nerve terminals during sympathetic activity in man, and emphasizes the importance of sample timing in acute studies on DβH.

Keywords

DOPAMINE