L-Tryptophan and serotonin influence either directly or indirectly trophism and contractility of the skeletal musculature. Neuroendocrinological and ultrastructural observations in young adult, serotonin-free male rats

Biogenic Amines

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-252

  Sanfilippo, Santo ^a   Imbesi, Rosa M ^a   Sanfilippo, Sandro ^a  

^a Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Catania School of Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle protein synthesis; Neuromuscular transmitters; Serotonin; Skeletal muscles; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE; GLYCOGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTEIN; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CELL DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030035860     PISSN: 01688561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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