Acute effects of L-tryptophan on brain extracellular 5-HT and 5-HIAA levels in chronic experimental portal-systemic encephalopathy

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-278

  Bergqvist, Peter B F ^a   Hjorth, Stephan ^b   Apelqvist, Gustav ^a   Bengtsson, Finn ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

In vivo microdialysis; L tryptophan; Portacaval anastomosis; Portal systemic encephalopathy; Serotonin release

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEOCORTEX; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PORTOCAVAL SHUNT; RAT; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029787367     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02237963     Document Type: Article

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