Tryptophan, Serotonin, and Melatonin

Basic Aspects and Applications

Gerald Huether, Walter Kochen, Thomas J. Simat, Hans Steinhart (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

852 Seiten

2012 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-7133-5 (ISBN)

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This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth Meeting of the "International Study Group for Tryptophan Research" (lSTRY), held at the University of Hamburg, Germany, from October 10 to 14, 1998. At this meeting the recent developments in the field of tryptophan research were presented by leading researchers from all over the world in 81 oral and 48 poster contri butions. Research on tryptophan and its derivatives provides an inexhaustible subject. At the conference we tried to compose a multifacetted picture of the recent investiga tions through contributions from the major disciplines involved. Thus, we tried to strike a balance between basic research topics and clinical, nutritional or industrial applica tions. We offered workshops on tryptophan (in sleep and mood), melatonjn, IDO-acti vation and the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS) as a platform for intensive discussion for the participants. In these proceedings many contributions are multidisciplinary and have practical or theoretical implications for different research fields. Hence, we have organized this volume in nine main chapters according to basic disciplines and subjects. We are aware that this classification is artificial, but we hope that it is the best compromise for contributors and readers.

1. Psychiatry 1.1. Basic Aspects.- 1.2. Tryptophan Depletion.- 1.3. Tryptophan and Melatonin Supplementation.- 1.4. Appetite and Eating Disorders.- 2. Neurology 2.1. Basic Aspects.- 2.2. Encephalopathy.- 2.3. Migraine and Headache.- 3. Pharmacology 3.1. Neuropharmacology.- 4. Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 4.1. Pathological Aspects.- 4.2 Physiological Aspects.- 4.3. Radical Scavengers and Antioxidants.- 5. Toxicology 5.1. Effects of Tryptophan Derived Compounds.- 5.2. Effects of Toxins on Tryptophan Metabolism.- 5.3. Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome (EMS).- 6. Immunology 6.1. Basic Aspects.- 6.2. Tryptophan Catabolism in Inflammatory Diseases.- 7. Biochemistry 7.1. Enzymology.- 7.2. Pigmentation.- 8. Agricultural and Food Sciences 8.1. Food Science.- 8.2. Nutrition.- 8.3. Animal Nutrition.- 9. Analytical Chemistry 9.1. Applied Spectroscopy.- 9.2. Chromatography and Biosensors.- Author Index.

Reihe/Serie	Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ; 467
Zusatzinfo	XIX, 852 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pharmazie ► PTA / PKA
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
ISBN-10	1-4613-7133-3 / 1461371333
ISBN-13	978-1-4613-7133-5 / 9781461371335
Zustand	Neuware