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Tryptophan : biochemical and health implications /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sidransky, Herschel, 1925-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2002]
Series:Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Subjects:
Tryptophan > metabolism.
Table of Contents:
  • Tryptophan : a unique entity
  • Findings in deficiency states
  • Genetics
  • Chemical pathways, protein metabolism, and interrelationships
  • Blood and hormonal responses to tryptophan (deficiency or excess)
  • Tryptophan effects or influences on biological processes
  • Effects or influences on organ systems
  • Pharmacology and selected therapeutic uses
  • Toxicity
  • Serotonin and melatonin
  • The eosinophilia myalgia syndrome : a tryptophan tragedy
  • Tryptophan : past and future directions