Tryptophan, Serotonin, and Melatonin Basic Aspects and Applications

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth Meeting of the "International Study Group for Tryptophan Research" (lSTRY), held at the University of Hamburg, Germany, from October 10 to 14, 1998. At this meeting the recent developments in the field of tryptophan research were presented...

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Other Authors: Huether, Gerald (Editor), Kochen, Walter (Editor), Simat, Thomas J. (Editor), Steinhart, Hans (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Psychiatry 1.1. Basic Aspects
  • 1.2. Tryptophan Depletion
  • 1.3. Tryptophan and Melatonin Supplementation
  • 1.4. Appetite and Eating Disorders
  • 2. Neurology 2.1. Basic Aspects
  • 2.2. Encephalopathy
  • 2.3. Migraine and Headache
  • 3. Pharmacology 3.1. Neuropharmacology
  • 4. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4.1. Pathological Aspects
  • 4.2 Physiological Aspects
  • 4.3. Radical Scavengers and Antioxidants
  • 5. Toxicology 5.1. Effects of Tryptophan Derived Compounds
  • 5.2. Effects of Toxins on Tryptophan Metabolism
  • 5.3. Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS)
  • 6. Immunology 6.1. Basic Aspects
  • 6.2. Tryptophan Catabolism in Inflammatory Diseases
  • 7. Biochemistry 7.1. Enzymology
  • 7.2. Pigmentation
  • 8. Agricultural and Food Sciences 8.1. Food Science
  • 8.2. Nutrition
  • 8.3. Animal Nutrition
  • 9. Analytical Chemistry 9.1. Applied Spectroscopy
  • 9.2. Chromatography and Biosensors
  • Author Index