Tryptophan metabolism in alcoholism. Tryptophan but not excitatory amino acid availability to the brain is increased before the appearance of the alcohol-withdrawal syndrome in men

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 616-625

  Badawy, Abdulla A B ^d   Rommelspacher, Hans ^a   Morgan, Christopher J ^d   Bradley, Don M ^b   Bonner, Adrian ^c   Ehlert, Annette ^a   Blum, Susanne ^a   Spies, Claudia D ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; BETA CARBOLINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYDROCORTISONE; SERINE; TAURINE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

EID: 0031736051     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/33.6.616     Document Type: Article

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