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Braz J Med Biol Res
; 20(3-4): 457-9, 1987.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3451794
RESUMEN
The convulsive response to pentylenetetrazol was investigated in rats receiving different dietary tryptophan inputs. In the first experiment the animals were fed either a corn or a corn-supplemented diet. In the second one they received either a control diet supplemented with tryptophan, a low-protein/high-carbohydrate diet, or a low-protein/high-carbohydrate tryptophan-supplemented diet. The control groups for both experiments were fed a diet containing 22% milk protein. The corn diet facilitated seizures; the low-protein/high-carbohydrate/tryptophan diet prevented seizures. These results suggest that the brain serotonin levels determined by dietary tryptophan, or tryptophan by itself, could play a role in the convulsive response.
Asunto(s)
Dieta , Convulsiones/prevención & control , Triptófano/fisiología , Animales , Masculino , Pentilenotetrazol , Distribución Aleatoria , Ratas , Ratas Endogámicas , Convulsiones/inducido químicamente , Triptófano/administración & dosificación , Zea mays
2.
Braz. j. med. biol. res
; 20(3/4): 457-9, 1987. tab
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS
| ID: lil-45334