Free tryptophan as an indicator of brain serotonin synthesis in infants

Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-62

  Manjarrez, Gabriel ^a   Contreras, José L ^b   Chagoya, Graciela ^d   Hernández R, Jorge ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d Laboratorio de Neurontogénia Ctro de Investigacion y de Estudios Av Inst Politecnico Nacional 2508 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LACTATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

EID: 0031942526     PISSN: 08878994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-8994(97)00163-X     Document Type: Article

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