Low tryptophan and protein in the diet during development increase the susceptibility to convulsions in adult rats

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1484-1491

  Feria Velasco, Alfredo ^a   Mena Munguía, Salvador ^a   Cárabez Torres, Javier ^a   Gómez Medrano, Adrián ^a   Recéndiz Hurtado, Florencio ^a   Orozco Suárez, Sandra ^b   Beas Zárate, Carlos ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN BIOMÉDICA DE OCCIDENTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Corn diet; Hyperexcitability; Malnourished rats; Monosodium glutamate; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE SODIUM; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; CORN; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; MAIZE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; RISK FACTOR; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; LYSINE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME; SEIZURES; SODIUM GLUTAMATE; TRYPTOPHAN; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46249118317     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9613-0     Document Type: Article

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