title: Elevated basal activity of tryptophan oxygenase in alcohol-preferring C57BL mice.
abstract: Tryptophan oxygenase activity in alcohol-preferring C57Bl mice and control CBA and DBA/2 mice was studied under nonstressful conditions and after glucocorticoid-induced stress. Elevated basal tryptophan oxygenase activity in C57Bl mice is probably responsible for reduced brain content of tryptophan and serotonin associated with alcohol preference.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Vasil'eva
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Yakovleva
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Il'nitskaya
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Vasil'ev
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase