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Kynurenine and Serotonin Pathways

Progress in Tryptophan Research

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  • © 1991

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Editors:
  1. Robert Schwarcz

    1. Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

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  2. Simon N. Young

    1. McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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  3. Raymond R. Brown

    1. University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

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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
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  2. Tryptophan and its Metabolites: Chemical and Analytical Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Retro-, Intro- and Perspectives of Trypto-Fun

      • B. Witkop
      Pages 3-13

    3. Tryptophan and Related Alkaloids

      • M. Nakagawa, T. Hino
      Pages 15-28

    4. Stability of Tryptophan in Peptides Against Oxidation and Irradiation

      • H. Steinhart
      Pages 29-40

    5. Mass Spectrometric Determinations of Tryptophan and its Metabolites

      • S. P. Markey, R. L. Boni, J. A. Yergey, M. P. Heyes
      Pages 41-50

    6. Signal-to-Noise Optimization of HPLC-Fluorometric Systems and their Application to the Analysis of Indoles

      • G. M. Anderson
      Pages 51-61

    7. Brain Indole Metabolism Assessed Using in Vivo Dialysis

      • G. Sarna
      Pages 63-80

    8. Sub-Picogram Determination of Serotonin Using HPLC with Electrochemical Detection for Microdialysis Studies of Serotonin Release

      • C. W. Bradberry, J. S. Sprouse, G. K. Aghajanian, R. H. Roth
      Pages 81-89

  3. Tryptophan Metabolism: Serotonin and Melatonin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Autoradiographic Measurement of the Rate of Serotonin Synthesis in the Rat Brain

      • M. Diksic, T. L. Sourkes
      Pages 93-105

    3. Autoradiographic Studies of 5HT2 Receptors

      • J. M. Saavedra, A. Himeno
      Pages 107-113

    4. Ambivalence on the Multiplicity of Mammalian Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase

      • M. Ebadi, V. Simonneaux
      Pages 115-125

    5. Interrelationships of DNA Cycles and Melatonin Synthesis

      • S. D. Wainwright
      Pages 127-136

    6. Regulation of Melatonin Synthesis in the Ovine Pineal Gland

      • M. A. A. Namboodiri, H. M. Valivullah, J. R. Moffett
      Pages 137-148

    7. Melatonin Synthesis: Multiplicity of Regulation

      • R. J. Reiter
      Pages 149-158

  4. Tryptophan Metabolism: Kynurenines

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    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. Kynureninase and Kynurenine 3-Hydroxylase in Mammalian Tissues

      • E. Okuno, R. Kido
      Pages 167-176

    4. Relationships Between Pteridine Synthesis and Tryptophan Degradation

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