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Braz J Med Biol Res
; 20(3-4): 457-9, 1987.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3451794
ABSTRACT
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.
Subject(s)
Diet , Seizures/prevention & control , Tryptophan/physiology , Animals , Male , Pentylenetetrazole , Random Allocation , Rats , Rats, Inbred Strains , Seizures/chemically induced , Tryptophan/administration & dosage , Zea mays
2.
Braz. j. med. biol. res
; 20(3/4): 457-9, 1987. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-45334