Letter: Dietary carbohydrate increases brain tryptophan and decreases free plasma tryptophan

Nature. 1973 Jul 6;244(5410):34-5. doi: 10.1038/244034a0.
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MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Brain Chemistry
  • Dietary Carbohydrates / metabolism*
  • Glucose / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Serotonin / biosynthesis
  • Tryptophan / analysis
  • Tryptophan / blood
  • Tryptophan / metabolism*

Substances

  • Dietary Carbohydrates
  • Serotonin
  • Tryptophan
  • Glucose