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E M McMahon

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PubMed1971

Methamphetamine-induced insulin release.

Administration of methamphetamine or amphetamine to rats and mice produces a rapid increase in the level of immunoassayable plasma insulin not attributable to hyperglycemia. While in the mouse this release of insulin is followed consistently by a profound hypoglycemia, in the rat this response is variable. Studies in vitro demonstrate that insulin is released by a direct effect of methamphetamine on the pancreas.

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PubMed1970

Uptake of dopamine by platelets in vivo.

Circulating platelets of cats infused with (14)C-dopamine take up the amine against a concentration gradient, with maximal concentration occurring 10 min after infusion. 58%, of the platelet-bound radioactive dopamine was localized in a subcellular fraction rich in 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) storage organelles. The results support earlier work with human platelets showing in vitro dopamine uptake by normal platelets, and in vivo accumulation in parkinsonian patients treated with L-dopa.

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