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The whole brain and corpus striatum showed
reduction in catecholamine, dopamine nor-epinepherine, tyrosine and
monoamino oxidase, while tyrosine amino transferase increased in corpus
striatum, inspite of reduction in whole brain Suggesting that latent iron
deficiency induced irreversible neurotransmitter alterations (Agarwal et al
. cited abovel) . These changes were specific to iron deficiency as
neurotransmitter alterations in fetal brain due to malnutrition get
normalised partially or completely on rehabilitation (Agarwal et al; J
Neurochem 1979 & 80).
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