NEUROCHEMICAL AND SOME RELATED PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF TOURETTES-SYNDROME - AN UPDATE

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作者
BAKER, GB [1 ]
CHOKKA, PR [1 ]
BORNSTEIN, RA [1 ]
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[1] OHIO STATE UNIV, DEPT PSYCHIAT, COLUMBUS, OH 43210 USA
关键词
ACETYLCHOLINE; AMINO ACIDS; ANDROGENIC HORMONES; BETA-PHENYLETHYLAMINE; CATECHOLAMINES; CYCLIC AMP; DYNORPHIN; KYNURENINE; SEROTONIN; TOURETTES SYNDROME; TRYPTAMINE; REVIEW;
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10.1177/026988119500900311
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Neurochemical investigations of Tourette's syndrome (TS) suggest that the symptoms of this disorder may be the result of an imbalance among several neurotransmitter and/or neuromodulator systems. Neurochemicals which have been studied included: catecholamines; acetylcholine; tryptophan and its metabolites; the amino acids gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, phenylalanine and p-tyrosine; trace amines; opioid peptides; cyclic AMP and androgenic hormones. A suitable animal model of TS would do much to advance our understanding of this disorder, and there are some interesting recent developments in this regard.
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