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This volume contains peer-reviewed contributions presented at the 9th Meeting of the International Study Group of Tryptophan Research (ISTRY) held in Hamburg, October 1998. It provides a survey of the progress in tryptophan research and covers the research areas of psychiatry, neurology, pharmacology, toxicology, immunology, biochemistry, chemistry, food science and analytical chemistry. The proceedings include contributions on basic research topics and clinical, nutritional or industrial applications. The book summarizes advances in the understanding of basic aspects of tryptophan metabolism and the role of many different tryptophan derivatives under physiological and pathological conditions as modulators of, for example, nervous, immune, endocrine and metabolic regulation. Possible applications such as the therapeutic perspectives of tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan and melatonin in medicine, their use as food supplements or animal feed, and the application of novel analytical methods in tryptophan research are described.

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Author:   Gerald Huether ,  Walter Kochen ,  Thomas J. Simat ,  Hans Steinhart
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   467
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.061kg
ISBN:  

9780306462047

ISBN 10:   0306462044
Pages:   852
Publication Date:   31 October 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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.

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