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Nutr Rev. 1982 Jan 01;40(1):15-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1982.tb06819.x.

Possible Vitamin B6 Deficiency Uncovered in Persons with the "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome".

Nutrition reviews

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PMID: 31252967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1982.tb06819.x

Abstract

The characteristic response of sensitive persons to administration of large doses of monosodium glutamate is to a significant degree eliminated by pyridoxine pretreatment, with a concurrent increase in the erythrocyte glutamate-oxalacetate transaminase activity.

© 1982 International Life Sciences Institute.

Keywords: glutamate-oxalacetate transaminase; glutamic acid; monosodium L-glutamate; pyridoxal phosphate; pyridoxine; tryptophan

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