Title Aromatic Amino Acids in the Brain

Published Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier : Associated Scientific, 1974

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Description 1 online resource (408 pages) Series Ciba Foundation symposium ; 22 (new ser.) Novartis Foundation Symposia Ciba Foundation symposium ; new ser. 22. Novartis Foundation Symposia Contents 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 tissueDiscussion; 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 systemDiscussion; 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 brainDiscussion; Effects of a-methyltryptophan on tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptamine and protein metabolism in the brain; Discussion; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index Notes "Symposium on Aromatic Acids in the Brain held at the Ciba Foundation on 15-17th May, 1973"--Page [vii] Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Amino acids -- Congresses Brain chemistry -- Congresses Aromatic compounds -- Congresses NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals. Amino acids Aromatic compounds Brain chemistry Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book ISBN 9780470717721 0470717726

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