Large neutral amino acid supplementation increases melatonin synthesis in phenylketonuria: A new biomarker

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 999-1003

  Yano, Shoji ^a   Moseley, Kathryn ^a   Azen, Colleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; AMINO ACID; DOPAMINE; LARGE NEUTRAL AMINO ACID; MELATONIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHENYLALANINE; PLACEBO; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; MICTURITION; PHENYLKETONURIA; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYNTHESIS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACIDS, NEUTRAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLKETONURIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876671171     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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