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GLUTAMIC AND ASPARTIC ACIDS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS IN BRAIN 
H. H. TALLAN 
TABLE IA 
Concentrations in wmoles/g. Reference numbers indicated between ( ). 

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Species Glutamic acid Glutamine pss “uty ne Se pelea apa 
act acid acid 
| 
Man 10.5, 19.9* ZsOn 5-55 0.03— Ansa 
(frontal (80, 127) 4.6* 0.07 5.5** 
lobe) (15, 127) (88) (89, 159) 
Cattle 8.77 (172) 9) \4:7* 3-7 ie 4-9 (15) ~ 0.03 Beye @ 7ebhee 
(171) (112) (88) (159) 
Sheep 10:57 (LOO), (328% 2.88* 0.44 <0.05 
(100) (112) (99) (99) 
Dog 8.7** (67) —|3-7**, 4-4 ~ 0.055 
(67, 74) (88) 
Cat 8.7, 9.9 5.3 0.88 DOA PP Osi 6.0 
(100, 160) (100) (160) (144, 160) (111, 160)| (160) |(111, 159) 
Rabbit 8.8-10.3 Bal 3.07* 2.7 (15) Dat 5.4 
(154, 164,171)| (171) | (112) (164) (89) 
Guinea- Deaf apes Due 7S 4-7 
pig 2.92* (15, 20) (159) 
(112) 
Rat 8.2, 9.I-12.8 |2.1-6.4 0.84— 2.0-6.1 0.05 |1.7-2.8 4.3-6.9 
(75037 27 N27," 407" VE-7; (7, 15, (29) | (51,73, (56, 89, 
39-42, 41, 51, 3-44, 27, 39, 42, 94, 126) 126, 
51, 66, 73, 76 |73, 79, 90, |1-.94— 51,57, 73; 159) 
79, 99, 94, 94,126, |3.58* 76, 90, 94, 
126) 136" LEO (033, 1136, (7aOs2 75920 USO} 
E50, LOS, FSO) 30> L5 les | 5k knee 139, 168) 
167, 180) |126, 148, 
163) 
Mouse Le Spal 7a 4.9 (151) 3.5-5-9 5.3 
(17, 151) (17, 113, 142) (89) 
Pigeon 6.2-14.0 4.3-7.0 7.9 (15) 
(136,171) | (136, 171) 
Hen 9.9, 10.8 1.9, 4.1 0.86 Ze NOLO 2.5 — 2.6, 5.9 
(126, 136) (126, 136) |(126) (126, 136) 3.8 (16, (126, 159) 
126, 136) 
Duck 6.3 (159) 
Fish 5.0 (126) 6.2 (126) |0.46 1.8 (126) 0.29 0.8 
(126) (126) (126) 
Tortoise 4.6 (126) 21 ((t26)) Olu, 1.7 (126) 0.47 Ti} 
(126) (126) (159) 
Frog 4.4 (126) 5.5 (126) |0.44 2.7 (126) 0.66 <0.06 
(126) (126) (159) 
Lobster <o0.18 
(159) 
Horseshoe <0.03 
crab (159) 
Locust 15.8 (25) 1.5 (25) 
(head) 
* Cortex. 
** Cerebrum. 
*** Parietal lobe. 
References p. 482/485 
