Association of a monoamine oxidase B all
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Janice H. Kurth; Dr. Matthias C. Kurth; Shirley E. Poduslo; John D. Schwankhaus
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) is implicated in the cause of Parkinson's disease (PD) because of its role in metabolizing the neurotoxin l-methyl-4-phenyl-l,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, and forming H,02 during dopamine metabolism. Altered MAO-B activity has been observed in PD platelets. Polymerase chain