Production of retarded, albino, regenerates in newts by alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine.
Inhibition of tyrosine hydroxylase with alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine retarded growth and prevented melanization of limb regenerate in adult newts (Triturus cristatus).
D000818:Animals; D005552:Forelimb / Q000502:physiology; D008543:Melanins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008781:Methyltyrosines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D012455:Salamandridae; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
D008543:Melanins; D008781:Methyltyrosines; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase