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Table of Contents:
Preface
I. Metabolism, analytical chemisty and possible role of kynurenine metabolites in disorders of the central nervous system;
Chapter 1. Analytical chemistry of kynurenine and its metabolites;
pp. 3-32
(Arvidsson, B., Bergquist, J.)
Chapter 2. The possible role of excitotoxins and kynurenine aminotransferase in neurodevelopmental processes; pp. 35-49
(Csillik, A, Okuno, E., Knyihár-Csillik, E., Vécsei, L.)
Chapter 3. Inflammation and the oxidative metabolism of tryptophan in the mammalian brain; pp. 51-69
(Forrest, C. M., Mackay, G. M., Stoy, N., Darlington, L. G., Stone, T. W.)
Chapter 4. Kynurenine metabolites in neurological and psychiatric disorders; pp. 71-80
(Klivényi, P., Vécsei, L.)
II. Neurodegenerative models and pharmacological investigations with kynurenine metabolites
Chapter 5. Experimental models of neurodegenerative disorders: Effects of mitochondrial toxins on kynurenine aminotransferase immunoreactivity; pp. 83-115
(Knyihár-Csillik, E., Csillik, A. E., Krisztin-Péva, B., Dobó, E., Vécsei, L.)
Chapter 6. Mitochondrial toxins with potent neurodegenerative and convulsive properties – effects on kynurenine metabolism in the brain; pp. 117-133
(Urbanska, E. M.)
Chapter 7. Electrophysiological and behavioral studies with kynurenine and related compounds; pp. 135-161
(Németh, H., Toldi, J., Vécsei, L.)
Chapter 8. Regulation of corticocerebral blood flow: the possible role of kynurenine system; pp. 163-172
(Sztriha, L. Sas, K., Vécsei, L.)
III. Therapeutic perspectives
Chapter 9. Neuroprotection and kynurenine system; pp. 173-191
(Kiss, Cs., Vécsei, L.)
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