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Biochemical aspects of tryptophan depletion in primates.
- Source :
- Psychopharmacology; 1989, Vol. 98 Issue 4, p508-511, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- We studied the degree of plasma tryptophan depletion produced by giving normal human males different amounts of a tryptophan-free (T-) amino acid mixture. From the results of this and other studies we concluded that the maximum degree of tryptophan depletion can be produced by a 31.5 g mixture of seven essential amino acids. Administration of a T−amino acid mixture to vervet monkeys lowered tryptophan and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in the cerebrospinal fluid. Levels of tyrosine and the catecholamine metabolites were unchanged. These data support the idea that the effects of T−mixture on mental function in humans which have been reported previously are due to a decrease in 5-hydroxytryptamine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00333158
- Volume :
- 98
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychopharmacology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 73194422
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00441950