title: On a possible mechanism of abnormal brain development in experimental hyperphenylalaninemia.
abstract: It has been observed that high levels of phenylalanine inhibit the synthesis of sulfatides in brain. A possible scenario leading to a decreased number of synaptic contacts in the adult is developed as an explanation for brain dysfunction. The evidence for each of the steps of this scenario is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-3331, U.S.A.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hommes
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuo