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Involvement of cAMP in Basal and Estradiol-17β(E2) Modulated Activity of Brain Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Female Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis:An in vitro Study


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In the present in vitro study, involvement of cAMP in basal and E2-modulated brain (hypothalamus and telencephalon) TH activity was demonstrated in female catfish Heteropneustes fossilis. Incubation of enzyme preparation (soluble active fraction) with cAMP (0.05-1 .OmM) and inhibitors of cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (IBMX, 0.5-2.0mM) and theophylline, 0.5-2.0mM) stimulated enzyme activity in a concentration-dependent manner.
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  • Involvement of cAMP in Basal and Estradiol-17β(E2) Modulated Activity of Brain Tyrosine Hydroxylase in the Female Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis:An in vitro Study

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R. Chaube
Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India
K. P. Joy
Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India

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In the present in vitro study, involvement of cAMP in basal and E2-modulated brain (hypothalamus and telencephalon) TH activity was demonstrated in female catfish Heteropneustes fossilis. Incubation of enzyme preparation (soluble active fraction) with cAMP (0.05-1 .OmM) and inhibitors of cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (IBMX, 0.5-2.0mM) and theophylline, 0.5-2.0mM) stimulated enzyme activity in a concentration-dependent manner.


DOI: https://doi.org/10.18519/jer%2F2003%2Fv7%2F98798