Benzylamine oxidase activity in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Benzylamine oxidase (BzAO) activity was assayed in aorta, atria and serum from 20 week old spontaneously hypertensive (SH) rats and Wistar Kyoto (WKY) control rats. Atrial BzAO activity was reduced by 50% in SH rats compared with WKY control. Aorta and serum BzAO activity did not differ significantly between the two groups. Thus, BzAO activity of serum and cardiovascular tissues appears unrelated to pressure-induced changes in connective tissue production.
D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000201:enzymology; D001595:Benzylamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006973:Hypertension / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY
D001595:Benzylamine Oxidase; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase