Progress in Tryptophan and Serotonin Research 1986 : Proceedings, Fifth Meeting of the International Study Group for Tryptophan Research ISTRY, Cardiff, Wales U. K., July 28-August 1, 1986

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- THE INTERNATIONAL STUDY GROUP FOR TRYPTOPHAN RESEARCH (ISTRY) A BRIEF HISTORY / Brown, R. R. -- OPENING ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF ISTRY / Allegri, Graziella -- HOPKINS AND THE DISCOVERY OF TRYPTOPHAN / Curzon, G. -- METABOLIC ASPECTS OF TRYPTOPHAN -- MOLECULAR GENETICS OF L-TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE IN RAT LIVER / Renkawitz, Rainer -- BIOSYNTHESIS OF TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN, THE COFACTOR FOR THE AROMATIC AMINO ACID HYDROXYLASES / Smith, Gary K. -- RAT BRAIN TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE : PURIFICATION, ACTIVATION AND STABILISATION / Cash, C. D. / Ehret, M. A. / Maitre, M. -- EFFECTS OF INTERFERONS AND INTERLEUKIN-2 ON TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM IN HUMANS / Brown, R. R. / Borden, E. C. / Sondel, P. M. / Lee, C. M. -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KYNURENINE DETERMINATION IN HUMAN SERUM / Badawy, A. A.-B. / Evans, M. -- AN EXAMINATION OF THE CIRCADIAN OSCILLATION OF HEPATIC HOLOTRYPTOPHAN PYRROLASE IN MICE / Ghosh, D. / Anyanwu, B. O. / Martin, Ezall / Guilford, J. / Bennett, C. H. / Henderson, L. L. -- ENZYMIC DEGRADATION OF TRYPTOPHAN BY HUMAN PLACENTAL SLICES / Yamazaki, Fumio / Takikawa, Osamu / Kuroiwa, Takekiyo / Kido, Ryo -- PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE FROM HUMAN PLACENTA / Yamazaki, Fumio / Takikawa, Osamu / Kuroiwa, Takekiyo / Kido, Ryo -- PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TO HUMAN PLACENTAL TRYPTOPHAN PYRROLASE (INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE) / Kuroiwa, T. / Takikawa, O. / Yamazaki, F. / Kido, R. -- FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF EXTRAHEPATIC TRYPTOPHAN PYRROLASE (INDOLEAMINE 2,3-DIOXYGENASE): STUDIES OF ITS INDUCTION BY INTERFERON- / Takikawa, O. / Kuroiwa, T. / Yamazaki, F. / Kido, R. -- EFFECTS OF IND0LE-3-PYRUVIC ACID ON TRYPTOPHAN PYRROLASE ACTIVITY "IN VITRO" AND "IN VIVO" / Lavaggi, M. V. / Politi, V. / De Luca, G. / Gorini, A. -- THE METABOLIC DEGRADATION OF KYNURENINE AT TISSUE LEVEL BY RAT / Nakamura, Masayuki / Kawai, Jun / Minatogawa, Yohsuke / Kido, Ryo -- THE MECHANISM OF DEHYDROGENATION OF TRYPTOPHAN RESIDUES BY TRYPTOPHAN SIDE-CHAIN OXIDASE II FROM PSEUDOMONAS / Takai, K. / Yoshii, H. / Yasui, H. / Sasai, Y. -- THE MECHANISM OF SPECIFIC ACCUMULATION OF L-KYNURENINE IN RAT FUR / Nagamura, Y. / Naito, J. / Ogawa, H. / Ishiguro, I. -- CONTROL OF TRYPTOPHAN UTILIZATION IN LIVER CELLS / Pogson, C. I. / Knowles, R. G. / Salter, M. -- HAEM IS NOT A REGULATOR OF TRYPTOPHAN 2,3-DIOXYGENASE IN THE RAT LIVER / Salter, M. / Pogson, C. I. -- NEUROCHEMISTRY OF TRYPTOPHAN AND 5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN -- RUNNING INCREASES BRAIN AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TRYPTOPHAN IN THE RAT BY INCREASING PLASMA FREE TRYPTOPHAN : CONSEQUENCES ON CENTRAL SEROTONERGIC METABOLISM / Chaouloff, F. / Laude, D. / Elghozi, J. L. -- PERTURBATIONS OF BRAIN SEROTONIN METABOLISM AND SLEEPING / WAKING PATTERN OF RATS BY ENZYMATIC DEPLETION OF BLOOD TRYPTOPHAN / Takai, K. / Yasui, H. / Yoshii, H. / Sasai, Y. -- RAT BRAIN SEROTONIN: BIOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL EVIDENCE FOR A SEX DIFFERENCE / Carlsson, M. / Svensson, K. / Eriksson, E. / Carlsson, A. -- EFFECTS OF ANALGESIC DRUGS ON BRAIN SEROTONIN METABOLISM IN / Costa, C. / Biasiolo, M. / Ceccherelli, F. / Segatto, A. -- EFFECTS OF TRYPTOPHAN LOADING ON PAIN AND MORPHINE REQUIREMENTS AFTER SURGERY / Abbotta, F. V. / English, M. J. M. / Franklin, K. B. J. / Jeansd, M. E. / Younge, S. N. -- INFLUENCES OF FEEDING OYSTERS ON THE METABOLISM OF SEROTONIN IN ALLOXAN-DIABETIC RATS / Shibata, Y. / Hattori, M. / Takeuchi, F. / Otsuka, H. / Otsuka, H. / Tsubouchi, R. / Ugata, M. / Shiraishi, S. / Ohta, T. / Sugino, N. / Sotokawa, Y. / Takahashi, R. / Kotake, Yazo / Kotake, Yahito -- EFFECT OF PREDICTABILITY OR UNPREDICTABILITY OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ON THE METABOLISM OF SEROTONIN IN RAT BRAIN / Adell, A. / Gelpí, E. -- COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRYPTOPHAN AND MACRONUTRIENTS ON APPETITE, MOOD AND PERFORMANCE / Blundell, J. E. / Mavjee, V. / Hill, A. J. -- THE EFFECT OF IMMOBILISATION ON REGIONAL 5HT METABOLISM IN VEHICLE, TRYPTOPHAN