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Catecholamine Synthesis Flashcards

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Effects of TH deficiency

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General rigidity
Hypokinesia
Low CSF levels of NA and DA metabolites

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Effects of DBH deficiency

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Orthostatic hypotension
Ptosis of the eyelids
Retrograde ejaculation
Elevated plasma DA

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Components of the NA storage vesicles

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Neuropeptide Y
Encephalins
ATP
NA
DBH
Ascorbic acid
Chromogrannins

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How do glucocorticoids control the synthesis of AD in the adrenal medulla?

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They influence the expression of the PNMT, which converts NE to DE.

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Components of LDC and SDC storage vesicles

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LDC orresponds to chromaffin granules
SDC contains NE, ATP, and membrane-bound DBH

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VMAT2 is drive by…

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pH and potential gradients that are established by an ATP-dependent proton translocase.

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