Cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of tryptophan and 5- hydroxyindoleacetic acid in Macaca mulatta: Diurnal variations and response to chronic changes in dietary protein intake

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 413-422

  Grimes, Michael A ^a   Cameron, Judy L ^b   Fernstrom, John D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid; Amino acids; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid; Diet; Dietary protein; Monkey; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; MACACA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEROTONIN METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034103331     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007557524370     Document Type: Article

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