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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.
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Lytle et al. (1975) studied this question.
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