"5-Hydroxytryptophan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.
| Descriptor ID |
D006916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.850.479
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| Concept/Terms |
5-Hydroxytryptophan- 5-Hydroxytryptophan
- 5 Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Oxytryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-
- 5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy
- 5-HTP
- Oxitriptan
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Below are the most recent publications written about "5-Hydroxytryptophan" by people in Profiles.
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Hayashi Y, Jacob-Vadakot S, Dugan EA, McBride S, Olexa R, Simansky K, Murray M, Shumsky JS. 5-HT precursor loading, but not 5-HT receptor agonists, increases motor function after spinal cord contusion in adult rats. Exp Neurol. 2010 Jan; 221(1):68-78.
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Vlasses PH, Rotmensch HH, Swanson BN, Clementi RA, Ferguson RK. Effect of repeated doses of L-5-hydroxytryptophan and carbidopa on prolactin and aldosterone secretion in man. J Endocrinol Invest. 1989 Feb; 12(2):87-91.
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Lucki I, Minugh-Purvis N. Serotonin-induced head shaking behavior in rats does not involve receptors located in the frontal cortex. Brain Res. 1987 Sep 15; 420(2):403-6.
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Patchefsky AS, Gordon G, Harrer WV, Hoch WS. Carcinoid tumor of the pancreas. Ultrastructural observations of a lymph node metastasis and comparison with bronchial carcinoid. Cancer. 1974 May; 33(5):1349-54.