The contribution of tryptamine to the behavioural effects of l-tryptophan in tranylcypromine-treated rats

Abstract

Rats pretreated with the monoamine oxidase inhibitor tranylcypromine and given l-tryptophan develop a characteristic behavioural syndrome. A comparison of the behavioural effects of tranylcypromine plus l-tryptophan (50 and 100 mg/kg) showed a small increase in …