Effects of chronic porto-caval anastomosis on brain tryptophan, tyrosine and 5-hydroxytryptamine

J Neurochem. 1975 May;24(5):1065-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1975.tb03678.x.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Corpus Striatum / metabolism
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / blood
  • Hippocampus / metabolism
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / metabolism*
  • Hypothalamus / metabolism
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Male
  • Mesencephalon / metabolism
  • Muscles / metabolism
  • Pons / metabolism
  • Portacaval Shunt, Surgical*
  • Rats
  • Serotonin / metabolism*
  • Tryptophan / blood
  • Tryptophan / metabolism*
  • Tyrosine / blood
  • Tyrosine / metabolism*

Substances

  • Fatty Acids, Nonesterified
  • Serotonin
  • Tyrosine
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
  • Tryptophan
  • Dopamine