PMID- 2430230 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19861212 LR - 20190726 IS - 0028-3908 (Print) IS - 0028-3908 (Linking) VI - 25 IP - 9 DP - 1986 Sep TI - Analysis by HPLC-EC of metabolites of monoamines in fetal and postnatal rat brain. PG - 981-6 AB - High performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-EC) was adapted for the analysis of metabolites of monoamines (MA) in the developing brain of the rat. 3-Methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenyl-ethylene glycol (MOPEG), dihydroxy phenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA) and 5-hydroxy-3-indoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) were found in significant amounts in forebrain of the foetal rat from gestational day (GD) 17. The development pattern of the four metabolites was essentially similar in male and female animals. Except for transient fluctuations at around birth, concentrations of metabolites increased gradually throughout late gestation and early postnatal life. In late gestation and at birth the absolute amounts were small, while the concentrations were comparable to adult levels. FAU - Ribary, U AU - Ribary U FAU - Schlumpf, M AU - Schlumpf M FAU - Lichtensteiger, W AU - Lichtensteiger W LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Neuropharmacology JT - Neuropharmacology JID - 0236217 RN - 0 (Amines) RN - 102-32-9 (3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid) RN - 534-82-7 (Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol) RN - 54-16-0 (Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid) RN - X77S6GMS36 (Homovanillic Acid) SB - IM MH - 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/analysis MH - Amines/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn/*metabolism MH - Brain/*embryology MH - *Brain Chemistry MH - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid MH - Female MH - Homovanillic Acid/analysis MH - Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid/analysis MH - Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/analysis MH - Pregnancy MH - Rats MH - Rats, Inbred Strains EDAT- 1986/09/01 00:00 MHDA- 1986/09/01 00:01 CRDT- 1986/09/01 00:00 PHST- 1986/09/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1986/09/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1986/09/01 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1016/0028-3908(86)90191-7 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neuropharmacology. 1986 Sep;25(9):981-6. doi: 10.1016/0028-3908(86)90191-7.