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Research area: Seizure
Aspartame fails to facilitate pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions in CD-1 mice. Dailey JW, Lasley SM, Mishra PK, Bettendorf AF, Burger RL, Jobe PC. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1989 May;98(3):475-86.
Amino acids, monoamines and audiogenic seizures in genetically epilepsy-prone rats: effects of aspartame. Dailey JW, Lasley SM, Burger RL, Bettendorf AF, Mishra PK, Jobe PC. Epilepsy Res. 1991 Mar;8(2):122-33.
Interspecies and interstrain studies on the increased susceptibility to metrazol-induced convulsions in animals given aspartame. Diomede L, Romano M, Guiso G, Caccia S, Nava S, Salmona M. Food Chem Toxicol. 1991 Feb;29(2):101-6.
Effect of aspartame on seizures in various models of experimental epilepsy. Guiso G, Caccia S, Vezzani A, Stasi MA, Salmona M, Romano M, Garattini S. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 1988 Dec;96(3):485-93.
Lack of effect of aspartame or of L-phenylalanine on photically induced myoclonus in the baboon, Papio papio. Meldrum BS, Nanji N, Cornell RG. Epilepsy Res. 1989 Jul-Aug;4(1):1-7.
Aspartame and seizure susceptibility: results of a clinical study in reportedly sensitive individuals. Rowan AJ, Shaywitz BA, Tuchman L, French JA, Luciano D, Sullivan CM. Epilepsia. 1995 Mar;36(3):270-5.
Pharmacological effects of phenylalanine on seizure susceptibility: an overview. Sze PY. Neurochem Res. 1989 Feb;14(2):103-11.
Oral administration of aspartame is not proconvulsant in rats. Tilson HA, Thai L, Zhao D, Sobotka TJ, Hong JS. Neurotoxicology. 1989 Summer;10(2):229-38.
An analysis of FDA passive surveillance reports of seizures associated with consumption of aspartame. Tollefson L, Barnard RJ. J Am Diet Assoc. 1992 May;92(5):598-601.
Neuropsychological and biochemical investigations in heterozygotes for phenylketonuria during ingestion of high dose aspartame (a sweetener containing phenylalanine). Trefz F, de Sonneville L, Matthis P, Benninger C, Lanz-Englert B, Bickel H. Hum Genet. 1994 Apr;93(4):369-74.
Aspartame and phenylalanine do not enhance theophylline-induced seizures in rats. Zhi JQ, Levy G. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1989 Oct;66(1):171-4.