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Behavioral outcomes of monoamine oxidase deficiency: preclinical and clinical evidence.
International review of neurobiology - 1 Jan 2011
Bortolato Marco, Shih Jean C
Abstract excerpt
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) isoenzymes A and B are mitochondrial-bound proteins, catalyzing the oxidative deamination of monoamine neurotransmitters as well as xenobiotic amines. Although they derive from a common ancestral progenitor gene, are located at X-chromosome and display 70% structural identity, their substrate preference, regional distribution, and physiological role are divergent. In fact, while MAO-A has...
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