Tryptophan metabolism in the central nervous system: medical implications.

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Published in Expert Rev Mol Med on August 31, 2006

Authors

Jon P Ruddick1, Andrew K Evans, David J Nutt, Stafford L Lightman, Graham A W Rook, Christopher A Lowry

Author Affiliations

1: Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, University of Bristol, UK.

Associated clinical trials:

An Assessment of Cognitive Function in Irritable Bowel Syndrome | NCT01304355

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