Proteins and amino acids: effects on the sympathetic nervous system and blood pressure regulation.
Many functions of the brain and the sympathetic adrenal system are influenced by those amino acids that exert precursor control over neurotransmitter synthesis. One of the functions affected is regulation of blood pressure. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to describe how food proteins and amino acids affect the synthesis of neurotransmitters and their regulation of blood pressure.
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents