title: Tryptophan metabolism in nervous disease.
abstract: The paper describes effects of tryptophan loading on tryptophan metabolism in healthy persons as well as alterations of tryptophan metabolism observed in varians diseases associated with nervous symptoms, i.e. Wilson's disease, Hartnup disease, phenylketonuria and acute intermittent porphyria. The results are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002648:Child; D006250:Hartnup Disease / Q000378:metabolism*; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010661:Phenylketonurias / Q000378:metabolism*; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000378:metabolism*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014364:Tryptophan