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L Amin

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PubMed1983

Comparative estimation of octopamine in the aortic smooth muscle, plasma and red blood cells of spontaneously hypertensive and Wistar Koyoto control rats.

Octopamine is an alpha agonist, the levels of which vary with age and in pathophysiological conditions. The levels of octopamine were found to be higher in the aortic smooth muscle and red blood corpuscles, but lower in the plasma of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) than in the Wistar Koyoto rats. The importance of these variations are discussed.

2-Hydroxyphenethylamine↗
PubMed1976

Immunological status in tuberous sclerosis.

Cellular and humoral immunity, and lymphoid organ pathology, have been investigated in 10 institutionalized patients with tuberous sclerosis and 10 institutionalized matched controls without the disease. Type and incidence of infections and tumours were reviewed for each group, as was current medication. Elevated serum IgM levels were found in the patients with tuberous sclerosis, but no immunological deficiency of either cellular of humoral immunity was found, nor was there a difference in infection between the groups. Only patients with tuberous sclerosis had evidence of neoplasia. No morphological or histological abnormalities of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus were present. Explanations for the difference between tuberous sclerosis and ataxia telangiectasia are discussed, together with the effect of immuno-surveillance on the development of malignancy.

Adolescent↗