Altered Tryptophan and Neopterin Metabolism In Cancer Patients
Plasma 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin), tryptophan and neopterin levels were measured in patients with depressive cancer cachexia and in healthy controls during the same time period. Patients with advanced cancers had significantly raised neopterin, a marker of endogenous gamma-interferon (IFN-γ) pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
1998-02-01
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| Series: | Pteridines |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.1998.9.1.29 |