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Science 25 April 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3878, pp. 428 - 429
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3878.428
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Octopamine: Normal Occurrence in Sympathetic Nerves of Rats

Perry Molinoff 1 and Julius Axelrod 1

1 Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20014

Octopamine has been identified in several organs of normal rats by means of a sensitive enzymatic assay. It is localized within the sympathetic nerve endings.


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