Melatonin, serotonin, and tryptamine in some Egyptian food and medicinal plants

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 153-157

  Badria, Farid A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; INDOLEAMINE; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; PINEAL BODY HORMONE; SCAVENGER; SEROTONIN; TRYPTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BANANA; BARLEY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; EGYPT; FOOD; GINGER; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; POMEGRANATE; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; STRAWBERRY;

ANIMALIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LYTHRACEAE; MAMMALIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0036754454     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10966200260398189     Document Type: Article

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