title: A reliable and sensitive method for the simultaneous determination of dopamine, noradrenaline, 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxy-indolacetic acid in small brain samples.
abstract: A sensitive and reliable fluorometric method for the simultaneous determination of dopamine, noradrenaline, 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxy-indol acetic acid in small samples of brain tissues is described. The procedure is based on solvent extraction; catecholamines are oxidized by the Chang's method and 5-hydroxytryptamine and 5-hydroxy-indol acetic acid determined by reaction with o-phthalaldehyde, alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine causes a negligible interference with the procedure. Results of determination of these amines in different brain areas are reported.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004298:Dopamine / Q000032:analysis*; D005470:Fluorometry; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine