Antidopaminergic effects of dietary tyrosine depletion in healthy subjects and patients with manic illness.
BACKGROUND: In rats, amino acid mixtures lacking tyrosine and its precursor phenylalanine decrease the release of dopamine produced by the psychostimulant drug amphetamine. Amphetamine has been proposed as a model for clinical mania. AIMS: To assess whether dietary tyrosine depletion attenuates the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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