Tryptophan metabolism and disposition in relation to alcohol and alcoholism

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 398, Issue , 1996, Pages 75-82

  Badawy, A A B ^a  

^a WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ALCOHOL; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; MOUSE; RAT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RATS; SEROTONIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN OXYGENASE;

EID: 0030333746     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0381-7_10     Document Type: Article

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