title: Transmural distribution of 5'-nucleotidase and of adenosine deaminase enzyme activities in the wall of the normal rat left ventricle.
abstract: The transmural distributions of adenosine metabolizing enzymes (5'-nucleotidase and adenosine deaminase) were examined in normal rat hearts. It was found that the total activities of both enzymes vary in a biphasic manner across the left ventricular wall, such that the ratio of 5'-nucleotidase to adenosine deaminase is at a minimum near the midmyocardium.
mesh_terms: D015720:5'-Nucleotidase; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000201:enzymology; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology*; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009708:Nucleotidases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D009708:Nucleotidases; D015720:5'-Nucleotidase; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase