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Canine tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) gene and dopamine beta -hydroxylase (DBH) gene: their sequences, genetic polymorphisms, and diversities among five different dog breeds.
The Journal of veterinary medical science - 1 Sept 2005
Takeuchi Yukari, Hashizume Chie, Chon Esther Myung Ha, Momozawa Yukihide, Masuda Koji, Kikusui Takefumi, Mori Yuji
Abstract excerpt
Dopamine and noradrenaline are catecholamine neurotransmitters that are produced by biosynthetic enzymes such as tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine beta -hydroxylase (DBH). As a first step to elucidate the genetic background of canine behavioral traits, we selected these genes as targets and sequenced these canine genes, and found that both were highly homologous with those of human beings. Then brain cDNAs...
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