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The Biochemistry of Anxiety

Patients with anxiety neurosis show an excessive rise in lactate, a normal metabolic product. A double-blind experiment has shown that anxiety symptoms and attacks can be induced by infusions of lactate

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 220 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Biochemistry of Anxiety” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 220 No. 2 (), p. 69
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0269-69