Tryptophan metabolism in alcoholism

Nutrition Research Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 123-152

  Badawy, Abdulla A B ^a  

^a WHITCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism; Serotonin; Tryptophan; Tryptophan pyrrolase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; QUINOLINIC ACID; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DISPOSITION; ENZYME DEGRADATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLITE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEROTONIN RELEASE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036277057     PISSN: 09544224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/nrr200133     Document Type: Review

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