 5-Hydroxytryptophan
"5-Hydroxytryptophan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant.
| Descriptor ID |
D006916
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.850.479
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| Concept/Terms |
5-Hydroxytryptophan- 5-Hydroxytryptophan
- 5 Hydroxytryptophan
- Hydroxytryptophan
- Oxytryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-
- 5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan
- Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy
- 5-HTP
- Oxitriptan
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| 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "5-Hydroxytryptophan" by people in Profiles.
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Kompoliti K, Goetz CG, Litvan I, Jellinger K, Verny M. Pharmacological therapy in progressive supranuclear palsy. Arch Neurol. 1998 Aug; 55(8):1099-102.
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Carvey P, Paulseth JE, Goetz CG, Klawans HL. L-5-HTP-induced myoclonic jumping behavior in guinea pigs: an update. Adv Neurol. 1986; 43:509-17.
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Klawans HL, Carvey PM, Tanner CM, Goetz CG. Drug-induced myoclonus. Adv Neurol. 1986; 43:251-64.
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Nausieda PA, Carvey PM, Braun A. Long-term suppression of central serotonergic activity by corticosteroids: a possible model of steroid-responsive myoclonic disorders. Neurology. 1982 Jul; 32(7):772-5.
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Nausieda PA, Carvey PM, Weiner WJ. Modification of central serotonergic and dopaminergic behaviors in the course of chronic corticosteroid administration. Eur J Pharmacol. 1982 Mar 12; 78(3):335-43.
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Weiner WJ, Carvey PM, Nausieda PA, Klawans HL. Dopaminergic antagonism of L-5-hydroxytryptophan-induced myoclonic jumping behavior. Neurology. 1979 Dec; 29(12):1622-5.
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Klawans HL, Goetz C, Bergen D. Levodopa-induced myoclonus. Arch Neurol. 1975 May; 32(5):330-4.
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Klawans HL, Goetz C, Weiner WJ. 5-Hydroxytryptophan-induced myoclonus in guinea pigs and the possible role of serotonin in infantile myoclonus. Neurology. 1973 Nov; 23(11):1234-40.
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