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    G183 .A52 1963
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    Mori J, Satoh Y, Hashimoto M, Honda F.
    Jpn J Pharmacol. 1979 Dec;29(6):899-911.
    The acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas have the capacity of efficiently take up and metabolize L-dopa. In the present study, the metabolism of L-dopa by the exocrine pancreas of the rat and effects of receptor blockers on the metabolism were studied by fluorescent histochemical and chemical methods. After i.v. administration of L-dopa (50 mg/kg), a large amount of dopamine (DA) was detected in the exocrine pancreas, and in the pancreatic juice large amounts of DA and its metabolites. DA-blockers (haloperidol, sulpiride, and pimozide) and alpha-blockers (phenoxybenzamine, and phentolamine) produced a significant increase in the accumulation of DA after administration of L-dopa. On the other hand, beta-blockers (propranolol, and oxprenolol) were without effects. The excretion of DA into the pancreatic juice appeared to be associated with the secretion of zymogen granules, thus DA serves as an indicator of pancreatic secretory activity, especially of enzyme secretion. Because DA- and alpha-blockers produced an increase in the accumulation of DA, dopaminergic and/or alpha-adrenergic mechanisms probably exist in the exocrine pancreas of the rat and these mechanisms modify the enzyme secretion.
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