Plasma amino acids in attention deficit disorder

R.A Bornstein; Glen B Baker; Alan Carroll; Gordon King; James T.F Wong; Alan B Douglass

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(90)90046-8

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Plasma amino acids in attention deficit disorder

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Plasma amino acids in attention deficit disorder

R.A Bornstein, Glen B Baker, Alan Carroll, Gordon King, James T.F Wong and Alan B Douglass

Psychiatry research, Vol.33(3), pp.301-306

1990

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(90)90046-8

PMID: 2243904

Abstract

Blood plasma

Attention-deficit disorder in adults

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Tryptophan

Amino Acids

This study examines plasma amino acids in a group of 28 patients meeting DSM-III criteria for attention deficit disorder (ADD) and 20 control subjects. Compared with controls, the ADD subjects had significantly lower levels of phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, histidine, and isoleucine. These data suggest a general deficit in amino acid transport, absorption, or both.

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Title: Plasma amino acids in attention deficit disorder
Creators: R.A Bornstein - R.A. Bornstein, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Glen B Baker - Glen B. Baker, Ph.D., is Professor and Co-Director, Neurochemical Research Unit, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Alan Carroll - At the time this work was done, Alan Carroll, M.D., Gordon King, M.D., James T.F. Wong, Ph.D., and Alan B. Douglass, M.D., were in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Gordon King - At the time this work was done, Alan Carroll, M.D., Gordon King, M.D., James T.F. Wong, Ph.D., and Alan B. Douglass, M.D., were in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
James T.F Wong - At the time this work was done, Alan Carroll, M.D., Gordon King, M.D., James T.F. Wong, Ph.D., and Alan B. Douglass, M.D., were in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Alan B Douglass - At the time this work was done, Alan Carroll, M.D., Gordon King, M.D., James T.F. Wong, Ph.D., and Alan B. Douglass, M.D., were in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
Publication Details: Psychiatry research, Vol.33(3), pp.301-306
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Academic Unit: Adelphi University; Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(90)90046-8
Record Identifier: 991004227040906266