title: Choline acetyltrasferase activity in the neurointermediate lobe of the rat pituitary.
abstract: CAT activity was determined in the neurointermediate lobe of the rat's pituitary gland. The level of enzyme activity in the adult rat is of 386.2 +/- 39.1 picomoles/hour/neurointermediate lobe. CAT activity is present in the pituitary gland of the newborn animal and increases with age. In organo-typic cultured neurointermediates lobes CAT decreases progressively and practically disappears after 10 days.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase / Q000378:metabolism*; D046508:Culture Techniques; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000201:enzymology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002795:Choline O-Acetyltransferase