Sakuragawa N, Sakuragaw M, Kuwabara T, Pentchev P G, Barranger J A, Brady R O
Science. 1977 Apr 15;196(4287):317-9. doi: 10.1126/science.66749.
Organs of rats treated with the drug A Y-9944 for 5 days showed a significant reduction in sphingomyelinase activity. Evidence is presented which suggests that the reduction is due to impaired enzyme synthesis.