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Similar lesions have been observed in the hereditary muscular dystrophy in mice, and also in these animals and in rats when injected with 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Treatment with cyproheptadine caused a documented response in the patient's debilitating diarrhoea and also produced symptomatic improvement in her muscular power. 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