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Treatment with the essential amino acid L-tryptophan reduces masticatory impairments in experimental cerebral palsy.
Nutritional neuroscience - 1 Dec 2021
Lacerda Diego Cabral, Manhães-de-Castro Raul, Gouveia Henrique José Cavalcanti Bezerra, Tourneur Yves, Costa de Santana Barbara Juacy, Assunção Santos Renata Emmanuele, Olivier-Coq Jacques, Ferraz-Pereira Kelli Nogueira, Toscano Ana Elisa
Abstract excerpt
Purpose Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often exhibit difficulties in feeding resulting from deficits in chewing. This study investigates the therapeutic potential of L-tryptophan (TRI) to reduce deficits in chewing in rats subjected to an experimental model of CP.Methods A total of 80 Wistar albino rats were used. Pups were randomly assigned to 4 experimental groups: Control Saline, Control TRI, CP Saline, and...
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