Table 1. Effect of Alpha-Methyl-Para-Tyrosine (AMPT) on Various Plasma Levels (n=10).
Plasma levels | Baseline | AMPT 5 h | AMPT 27 h | %Δ Over 27 h | P-value |
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Homovanillic Acid (HVA) | |||||
nmol/l | 81.8 (42.8) | 37.0 (15.0) | 32.4 (27.2) | −60 | 0.009 |
3-Methoxy-4-hydroxphenyglycol (MHPG) | |||||
nmol/l | 188.3 (99.2) | 160.5 (89.2) | 109.5 (60.3) | −42 | 0.0003 |
Alpha-methyl-prara-tyrosine (AMPT) | |||||
μmol/l | 63.1 (38.2) | 123.0 (53.0) | +95 | 0.009 |
Data are given as mean and SD in parenthesis.