Effect of recurrent stress on postnatal increase of tyrosine hydroxylase.
Tyrosine hydroxylase is present at birth and reaches adult levels in the hypothalamus usually during the second month. Recurrent stimulation of intrahypothalamic noradrenergic structures shortened this period of maturation in a statistically significant manner.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000378:metabolism*; D002415:Cats; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013217:Starvation / Q000503:physiopathology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*
D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase