Article
Analysis of the mesotelencephalic dopamine system by quantitative-trait locus introgression.
Neurochemical research - 1 Nov 1998
Vadasz C, Sziraki I, Sasvari M, Kabai P, Murthy L R, Saito M, Laszlovszky I
Abstract excerpt
One of the significant factors that affect brain dopamine function is the activity of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), the first and rate-limiting enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis. For the analysis of the genetically determined role of dopamine function and TH in behavior and in the regulatory mech...
Topics
- Animals
- Chromosome Mapping
- Dopamine
- Exploratory Behavior
- Genetic Variation
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Multivariate Analysis
- Quantitative Trait, Heritable
- Sex Characteristics
- Telencephalon