Assessment of the Potential Role of Tryptophan as the Precursor of Serotonin and Melatonin for the Aged Sleep-wake Cycle and Immune Function: as a Model
In the present review we summarize the relationship between the amino acid, tryptophan, the neurotransmitter, serotonin, and the indole, melatonin, with the rhythms of sleep/wake and the immune response along with the possible connections between the alterations in these rhythms due to aging and the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Tryptophan Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/IJTR.S1129 |