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Recent Advances in Tryptophan Research

Tryptophan and Serotonin Pathways

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  • © 1996

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Editors:
  1. Graziella Allegri Filippini

    1. University Of Padova, Padova, Italy

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  2. Carlo V. L. Costa

    1. University Of Padova, Padova, Italy

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  3. Antonella Bertazzo

    1. University Of Padova, Padova, Italy

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 398)

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Table of contents (119 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Musajo Memorial Award Lecture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Tryptophan, Oxygenase, and Sleep

      • O. Hayaishi
      Pages 3-11

  3. Plenary Lectures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Metabolism and Biology of Tryptophan

      • R. R. Brown
      Pages 15-25

    3. Brain Tryptophan

      • G. Curzon
      Pages 27-34

    4. Brain Serotonin, Carbohydrate-Craving, Obesity and Depression

      • Richard J. Wurtman, J. J. Wurtman
      Pages 35-42

  4. Tryptophan and Serotonin: Neurobiology and Neurochemistry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 44-44
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    2. The Effect of Low Brain Serotonin on Mood and Aggression in Humans

      • S. N. Young, R. O. Pihl, C. Benkelfat, R. Palmour, M. Ellenbogen, D. Lemarquand
      Pages 45-50

    3. Adaptative Changes of the Serotonergic System After Antidepressant Treatments

      • F. Artigas, N. Bel, J. Ma Casanovas, L. Romero
      Pages 51-59

    4. The Effects of a Selective Inhibitor of Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase and a Combined Inhibitor of Tryptophan 2,3-Dioxygenase and 5-HT Reuptake on Serotonergic Function in the Rat

      • M. Salter, R. Hazelwood, C. I. Pogson, R. Iyer, D. J. Madge, H. T. Jones et al.
      Pages 61-65

    5. Effect of Valine on 5-HT Neurotransmission and Mood

      • P. J. Cowen, D. J. Williamson, S. F. B. McTavish
      Pages 67-71

    6. Tryptophan and 5-HT in Psychiatric Illness

      • P. L. Delgado, A. J. Gelenberg, F. Moreno, C. Laukes, L. Strayer
      Pages 73-73

    7. Tryptophan Metabolism and Disposition in Relation to Alcohol and Alcoholism

      • A. A.-B. Badawy
      Pages 75-82

    8. Endogenous Kynurenine Derivatives and Pain

      • J. Weil-Fugazza
      Pages 83-87

    9. Sexual Behavior in Male and Female Rats after a Tryptophan-Free Amino Acid Mixture

      • E. A. Moja, F. Benedetti
      Pages 89-91

    10. Delirium after Cardiac Surgery

      • R. C. van der Mast, W. W. van den Broek, D. Fekkes, L. Pepplinkhuizen, F. H. J. Roest
      Pages 93-96

    11. The Possible Role of Tryptophan in Migraine

      • S. Salmon, C. Curradi, E. Del Bene, F. Sicuteri
      Pages 97-100

    12. Tryptophan and Epilepsy

      • G. Lunardi, P. Mainardi, V. Rubino, M. Fracassi, F. Pioli, S. Cultrera et al.
      Pages 101-102

    13. Plasma Tryptophan Levels in Children With Epilepsy Before and After Antiepileptic Treatment

      • D. D. Milovanovic, H. L. Stevanovic, N. Jovic
      Pages 103-106
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About this book

Wide and fascinating is the field of research on tryptophan, a most versatile amino acid, transformed, as it is, in our organism into many biologically active substances. This volume contains the proceedings of the Eighth International Meeting on Tryptophan Research, held at the University of Padova, Padova, Italy, from June 25 to 29 1995, under the auspices of the University of Padova, National Research Council, Italian Chemical Society-Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Region ofthe Veneto and City of Padova. The meeting was held in Padova to commemorate Prof. Luigi Musajo twenty years after his death and the editors dedicate this book to him in recognition of his pioneering work in tryptophan metabolism. Prof. Osamu Hayaishi delivered the Musajo Memorial Award Lecture: Tryptophan oxygenase. and sleep. Figure I shows the ISTRY President Prof. Simon N. Young presenting the Musajo Memorial Medal to Prof. Hayaishi during the Opening Ceremony. Two hundred scientists from twenty two countries participated in the meeting. These proceedings contain 121 papers encompassing a variety of topics and disciplines.

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  • University Of Padova, Padova, Italy

    Graziella Allegri Filippini, Carlo V. L. Costa, Antonella Bertazzo

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