Peroxidase-dependent oxidation of tyrosine or dopa to melanin in neurons

Histochemie. 1971;25(4):289-96. doi: 10.1007/BF00278222.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Catecholamines / biosynthesis
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine / metabolism*
  • Frontal Lobe / cytology
  • Frontal Lobe / enzymology
  • Guinea Pigs
  • Lysosomes / enzymology
  • Melanins / biosynthesis*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Neurons / enzymology
  • Neurons / metabolism*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Peroxidases / metabolism
  • Tyrosine / metabolism*

Substances

  • Catecholamines
  • Melanins
  • Tyrosine
  • Dihydroxyphenylalanine
  • Peroxidases