Effects of tranylcypromine and pargyline on brain tryptamine
- 1 March 1977
- journal article
- specialia
- Published by Springer Nature in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
- Vol. 33 (3) , 380-381
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02002839
Abstract
Summary Tranylcypromine produces behavioral excitation while pargyline produces depression. Tranylcypromine increased brain tryptophan which led to an accumulation of tryptamine. The levels of tryptamine after tranylcypromine were found to be 3 times those found after pargyline.Keywords
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