| Literature DB >> 810890 |
L D Lytle, R B Messing, L Fisher, L Phebus.
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Rats fed tryptophan-poor corn diets have reduced levels of brain serotonin and show increased responsiveness to electric shock. This diet-induced hyperalgesia can be reversed by feeding the animals diets with adequate amounts of tryptophan, or by systemic injections of the amino acid.Entities:
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Year: 1975 PMID: 810890 DOI: 10.1126/science.810890
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728