Lytle L D, Messing R B, Fisher L, Phebus L
Science. 1975 Nov 14;190(4215):692-4. doi: 10.1126/science.810890.
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.
用缺乏色氨酸的玉米饲料喂养的大鼠,其大脑血清素水平降低,对电击的反应性增强。这种饮食诱导的痛觉过敏可通过给动物喂食含适量色氨酸的饲料或全身注射该氨基酸来逆转。