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Kynurenine and Serotonin Pathways

Progress in Tryptophan Research

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 294)

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Table of contents (95 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Tryptophan and its Metabolites: Chemical and Analytical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Tryptophan and Related Alkaloids

      • M. Nakagawa, T. Hino
      Pages 15-28
    3. Mass Spectrometric Determinations of Tryptophan and its Metabolites

      • S. P. Markey, R. L. Boni, J. A. Yergey, M. P. Heyes
      Pages 41-50
  3. Tryptophan Metabolism: Serotonin and Melatonin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. Autoradiographic Studies of 5HT2 Receptors

      • J. M. Saavedra, A. Himeno
      Pages 107-113
    3. Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland

      • M. A. A. Namboodiri, H. M. Valivullah, J. R. Moffett
      Pages 137-148
  4. Tryptophan Metabolism: Kynurenines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. The Role of Tryptophan and Kynurenine Transport in the Catabolism of Tryptophan Through Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase

      • R. G. Knowles, N. A. Clarkson, C. I. Pogson, M. Salter, D. S. Duch, M. P. Edelstein
      Pages 161-166
    3. Relationships Between Pteridine Synthesis and Tryptophan Degradation

      • E. R. Werner, G. Werner-Felmayer, D. Fuchs, A. Hausen, G. Reibnegger, H. Wachter
      Pages 177-184

Editors and Affiliations

  • Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

    Robert Schwarcz

  • McGill University, Montreal, Canada

    Simon N. Young

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

    Raymond R. Brown

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Kynurenine and Serotonin Pathways

  • Book Subtitle: Progress in Tryptophan Research

  • Editors: Robert Schwarcz, Simon N. Young, Raymond R. Brown

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5952-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5954-8Published: 06 July 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5952-4Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 715

  • Topics: Oncology, Diabetes, Internal Medicine, Immunology, Nephrology, Urology

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