Tryptophan-To-Nicotinic-Acid Metabolism in Children with Febrile Convulsions

Abstract

In a group of 10 subjects with febrile convulsions, urinary elimination of kynurenines (kynurenine, acetyl-kynurenine, and trioxykynurenine) , both spontaneous and after ingestion of 1-tryptophan (5g per 1.73 sq, meters of body surface), was found to be greater than that measured in normal subjects, even allowing for pronounced behavioral variations among subjects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 1967
Accession Number
AD0843482

Entities

People

  • L. Mainardi
  • L. T. Tenconi
  • P. Careddu

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Amino Acids
  • Brain Injuries
  • Deficiencies
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Elimination
  • Epilepsy
  • Heterocyclic Acids
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Kynurenine
  • Metabolism
  • Nerve Tissue
  • Nicotinic Acid
  • Seizures
  • Tryptophan
  • United States

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Mathematics or Statistics

Technology Areas

  • 5G