Tryptophan and kynurenines: Continuing to court controversy

Clinical Science

Volumn 130, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 1335-1337

  Stone, Trevor W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Kynurenine; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

KYNURENINE; TRYPTOPHAN; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

HUMANS; INDOLEAMINE-PYRROLE 2,3,-DIOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84997039255     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: 14708736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20160294     Document Type: Article

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