PHENYLETHYLAMINE - ROLE IN MENTAL-ILLNESS

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REYNOLDS, GP [1 ]
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[1] QUEEN CHARLOTTES MATERN HOSP,BERNHARD BARON MEM RES LABS,LONDON W6 0XG,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0166-2236(79)90104-8
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Q189 [神经科学];
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071006 ;
摘要
Phenylethylamine, a 'trace' amine, is present naturally in the brain in concentrations which are at least comparable with those of the 'natural opiates'. Cases have been put forward for the involvement of altered concentrations of this amine in association with various mental disorders including depression and schizophrenia. Before taking a critical look at this evidence, Gavin Reynolds describes the neurochemistry of phenylethylamine. © 1979.
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