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Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. Gerald Huether

    1. Max-Planck-Institut für experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen, Germany

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries H: (ASIH, volume 20)

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Table of contents (42 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Peripheral Control of Brain Amino Acid Supply

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Nutritional & Metabolic Control of Brain Amino Acid Concentrations

      • A. E. Harper, J. K. Tews
      Pages 3-12

    3. Essential Nature of the “Dispensable” Amino Acids and Their Possible Influence on the Development and Function of the Brain, with a Note on the Question of Whether the Fetus Really Concentrates Amino Acids from the Mother’s Blood

      • Samuel P. Bessman, Phyllis Acosta, Rita Harper, Molly Towell
      Pages 13-19

    4. The Importance of the Liver as a Regulator of Amino Acid Supply to the Brain

      • M. Salter, C. I. Pogson
      Pages 21-28

    5. Bioavailability of Amino Acids and Amino Acid Precursors for Neurotransmitter Action: The Role of Hormones

      • Marie Luise Rao
      Pages 29-37

    6. Feeding, Stress, Exercise and the Supply of Amino Acids to the Brain

      • G. Curzon
      Pages 39-49

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 51-54
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  4. Uptake, Compartmentation and Utilization of Brain Amino Acids

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Regulation of Amino Acid Transport at the Blood-Brain Barrier

      • Quentin R. Smith
      Pages 57-68

    3. Enzymes of the Cerebrovascular Endothelium; Possible Relevance to the Interpretation of Precursor-Loading Experiments

      • F. V. DeFeudis
      Pages 69-79

    4. Dynamics of the Cellular and Extracellular Compartment of Brain Amino Acids — Visions and Reality of the Dialysis Approach

      • A. Hamberger, I. Jacobson, A. Lehmann, M. Sandberg
      Pages 81-90

    5. Glial Cells as Metabolic Regulators of Neurons

      • Antonia Vernadakis, Nikos Sakellaridis, Dimitra Mangoura
      Pages 91-100

    6. Uptake and Release of Amino Acids from Synaptosomes

      • Elling Kvamme, Bjørg Roberg, Liv Johansen
      Pages 101-110

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 111-113
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  6. Influence of Altered Precursor Amino Acid Supply on Transmitter Metabolism and Brain Function

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-115
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    2. Pprocesses That Couple Amino Acid Availability to Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Release

      • Ian N. Acworth, Matthew J. During, Richard J. Wurtman
      Pages 117-136

    3. Tryptophan Availability and Serotonin Synthesis in Brain

      • John D. Fernstrom
      Pages 137-146

    4. Disproportionate Amino Acid Diets and Anorexic Responses in Rats: The Role(s) of Limbic Brain Areas and Noradrenergic and Serotoninergic Systems

      • D. W. Gietzen, Q. R. Rogers, P. M. B. Leung
      Pages 147-157

    5. Effects of Tryptophan Administration on the Synthesis, Storage and Metabolism of Serotonin in the Hypothalamus of Normal and Raphe-Stimulated Rats

      • K. J. Lookingland, N. J. Shannon, K. E. Moore
      Pages 159-166
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About this book

The picture on the following page is being reproduced here, at the request of the partici­ pants in the Advanced Research Workshop "Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease". I displayed this limewood carving, entitled "Neurochemistry", during my closing remarks to this extraordinarily stimulating and productive workshop so ably organized by my collaborator Dr. Gerald Huether. We scientists need two sturdy legs to carry us through all the twists and turns of our academic careers. We should also have, as it were, a reserve leg handy, to help us stay upright when this career ends. My "third leg" is wood carving. The idea for "Neurochemis­ try" came to me in the plane carrying me to the congress of the International Neuro­ chemical Society in Jerusalem. We need the hands for our meticulous experimental work, and at least one ear to listen to the messages our neurons send us. A few years ago it would have been premature to hold a workshop on this subject. Now, however, the time was just right to allow an overview of the status of current re­ search, and to point out the promising new openings it has created. There is no doubt that the book to be published as a result of this workshop will be, for the next years at least, the standard text on the subject. Hearty thanks to all speakers for their brilliant con­ tributions and to all participants for the lively, uninhibited and stimulating discussion.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Max-Planck-Institut für experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen, Germany

    Gerald Huether

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease

  • Editors: Gerald Huether

  • Series Title: Nato ASI Subseries H:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73175-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-73177-8Published: 10 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-73175-4Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1010-8793

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 487

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Neurosciences, Zoology

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