Kalyanasundaram S, Ramanamurthy PS. Free amino acid levels in undernourished developing rat brain.
Neurochem Res 1982;
7:469-76. [PMID:
7110511 DOI:
10.1007/bf00965498]
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Abstract
Free amino acid levels in the brains of young ones born to mothers fed a 20% protein diet ad libitum (well nourished), 7.5% protein diet ad libitum (protein restricted) and a 20% protein diet in restricted amounts (pair-fed) were investigated during brain development in the present study. The dietary protein was obtained from a cereal-legume mixture. Protein restricted animals showed increases in the levels of taurine, glycine and glutamic acid and decreases in the concentrations of methionine, leucine, isoleucine, and GABA. The pair-fed animal showed increases only in glutamic acid and glycine and a decrease only in the levels of GABA. The significance of these observations is discussed.
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