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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Mar;13(3):71-7.
doi: 10.1080/21548331.1978.11707296.

Dietary enhancement of CNS neurotransmitters

R J Wurtman, J H Growdon
Clinical Trial

Dietary enhancement of CNS neurotransmitters

R J Wurtman et al. Hosp Pract. 1978 Mar.

Abstract

Feeding choline, a precursor of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, has been shown experimentally to increase brain acetylcholine release and enhance cholinergic function A subsequent trial of oral choline ameliorated symptoms in patients with tardive dyskinesia, which has been linked to cholinergic dysfunction. The findings suggest a role for dietary precursors in treating diseases associated with neurotransmitter abnormality.

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