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Effects of long-term corn consumption on brain serotonin and the response to electric shock
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 14, 1975
Abstract:
Rats fed tryptophan-poor corn diets have reduced levels of brain serotonin and show increased responsiveness to electric shock. This diet-induced hyperalgesia can be reversed by feeding the animals diets with adequate amounts of tryptophan, or by systemic injections of the amino acid.