title: Huntington's chorea and tryptophan.
abstract: Daily use of 7 g l-tryptophan and 70 mg pyridoxine for 14 days led to no deterioration of objectively measured manual motor skills in a small group of patients with Huntington's chorea.
mesh_terms: D005116:Extrapyramidal Tracts / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects*; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000494:pharmacology; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D014364:Tryptophan; D011736:Pyridoxine