Tryptophan metabolism via serotonin in rats with hexachlorobenzene experimental porphyria

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Llambías, Elena B C ^a   Aldonatti, Carmen ^a   San Martín De Viale, Leonor C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Experimental hepatic porphyria; Hexachlorobenzene; Metabolites of tryptophan pathway via serotonin; Porphyria Cutanea Tarda; Tryptophan; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE LEVEL; TRYPTOPHAN BRAIN LEVEL; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0038343683     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(03)00241-7     Document Type: Article

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