Treatment with the essential amino acid L-tryptophan reduces masticatory impairments in experimental cerebral palsy

Diego Cabral Lacerda,Raul Manhães de Castro,Henrique José Cavalcanti Bezerra Gouveia,Yves Tourneur,Bárbara Juacy Rodrigues Costa De Santana,Renata Emmanuele Assunção Santos,Jacques-Olivier Coq,Kelli Nogueira Ferraz-Pereira,Ana Elisa Toscano

Treatment with the essential amino acid L-tryptophan reduces masticatory impairments in experimental cerebral palsy

2019

Diego Cabral Lacerda
Raul Manhães de Castro
Henrique José Cavalcanti Bezerra Gouveia
Yves Tourneur
Bárbara Juacy Rodrigues Costa De Santana
Renata Emmanuele Assunção Santos
Jacques-Olivier Coq
Kelli Nogueira Ferraz-Pereira
Ana Elisa Toscano

ABSTRACTPurpose 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) t...

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Internal medicine
Masticatory force
Biology
Tryptophan
Diabetes mellitus
Essential amino acid
Endocrinology
Cerebral palsy
Nutritional science
Serotonin
Masseter muscle

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