Figure 2
From: Serotonin synthesis, release and reuptake in terminals: a mathematical model
The effect of meals on brain DA and 5-HT. Panel A shows the blood concentration over a 24 hour period of either tyrosine or tryptophan due to three meals at 7 am, 12 pm and 6 pm. Panel B shows the tyrosine and tryptophan concentrations in dopaminergic and serotonergic synaptic terminals. Panel C shows the velocities of the TH and TPH reactions over the same 24 hour period. Panel D shows the extracellular DA and 5-HT concentrations. The vesicular stores of DA and 5-HT (not shown) vary like the extracellular concentrations in Panel D. All calculations for DA were done using the mathematical model described in [41] and the calculations for 5-HT were done using the mathematical model in this paper.