since it is now well-established that glutamine is a very efficient precursor of the neurotransmitter pool of glutamate in mammalian brain , treatment with asparagine or glutamine could be of therapeutic ( replacement ) value in the treatment of neurological disorders such as friedreich 's ataxia , in which cerebral glutamate concentrations have been found to be diminished .
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