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The hypothesis that I will be describing derives largely from experiments done initially on rats. The data obtained therefrom seem also to predict what happens in people: that is to say, a good correlation between rat and man is found when measuring changes in plasma constituents and neurotransmitter synthesis.
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Wurtman, R.J. (1978). The effect of diet on brain neurotransmitters. In: Hemmings, G., Hemmings, W.A. (eds) The Biological Basis of Schizophrenia. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6206-7_14
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