Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain.
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Symposium, CIBA Foundation.
Title
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Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain.
Author
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Symposium, CIBA Foundation.
ISBN
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9780470717721
Personal Author
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Symposium, CIBA Foundation.
Edition
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1st ed.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (408 pages)
Series
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Novartis Foundation Symposia
Contents
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Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain -- Contents -- Chairman's introduction -- Control of plasma amino acid concentrations -- Discussion -- Amino acid transport in the brain in vivo and in vitro -- Discussion -- Octopamine, phenylethanolamine, phenylethylamine and tryptamine in the brain -- Discussion -- Tyrosine aminotransferase in the brain -- Discussion -- Properties of pterin-dependent aromatic amino acid hydroxylases -- Discussion -- The in vivo estimation of rates of tryptophan and tyrosine hydroxylation: effects of alterations in enzyme environment and neuronal activity -- Discussion -- The regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase activity in adrenergic nervous tissue -- Discussion -- Nutritional control of the synthesis of 5-hydroxytryptamine in the brain -- Discussion -- The transfer of tryptophan across the synaptosome membrane -- Discussion -- Tryptophan concentration in the brain -- Serum free tryptophan: control of brain concentrations of tryptophan and of synthesis of 5-hydroxytryptamine -- Fatty acids and the disposition of tryptophan -- Discussion of the three preceding papers -- Monoamine metabolites in the cerebrospinal fluid: indicators of the biochemical status of monoaminergic neurons in the cerebral nervous system -- Discussion -- Do tryptophan concentrations limit protein synthesis at specific sites in the brain? -- Discussion -- Aromatic amino acid supply and protein synthesis in the brain -- Discussion -- Effects of amino acid imbalance on amino acid utilization, protein synthesis and polyribosome function in cerebral cortex -- Discussion -- L-Dopa, polysomal aggregation and cerebral synthesis of protein -- Discussion -- a-Methyldopa, an unnatural aromatic amino acid -- Synthetic p-halogenophenylalanines and protein synthesis in the brain -- Discussion.
Effects of a-methyltryptophan on tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptamine and protein metabolism in the brain -- Discussion -- Chairman's closing remarks -- Index of contributors -- Subject index.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
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Amino acids -- Congresses.
Aromatic compounds -- Congresses.
Brain chemistry -- Congresses.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Added Author
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Lastciba Foundation Symposium,.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1228778-1001 | QP356.3 -- .S9 1973 EB | Ebrary E-Books |