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Tyrosine: food supplement or therapeutic agent?

1998-12-01

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L-Tyrosine occupies a central position in the synthesis of several biologically active molecules, including the catecholamines, thyroxine and melanin. Its conversion to L-DOPA by tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is the rate-limiting step in the generation of dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine, in the adrenal medulla, sympathetic nerve cells and certain neurones of the brain. Under conditions of stress or neuronal s...

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Literature Corpus work: abf29216-7618-54d9-8414-95d16d077831
DOI: 10.1080/13590849861934

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