Abstract
A fluorimetric method for the estimation of 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid (homovanillic acid) has been developed and applied to normal brain tissue. The presence of homovanillic acid in the caudate nucleus of normal animals of several species has been demonstrated.
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