Phenylalanine Absorption and Metabolism in Parkinsonian Patients
- 30 October 1971
- Vol. 4 (5782), 262-264
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.4.5782.262
Abstract
Oral and intravenous L-phenylalanine loading tests were performed in 13 Parkinsonian patients and in 12 control subjects matched for age and weight. The results showed a normal intestinal absorption and a normal elimination from plasma of phenylalanine in the Parkinsonian patients.Keywords
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