In article <3igkqs$r9j at newsbf02.news.aol.com>, mom12345 at aol.com
(MOM12345) wrote:
> Can anyone tell me anything about 5-HTP?
> What is it used for, and in what dosages?
I think you are talking about 5-hydroxytryptophan. It is a
5-hydroxylated form of tryptophane and a precursor of 5-HT (serotonin).
I have never heard that it is clinincally used. Look into the text book
of neurochemistry for detail.
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Yasunori Hayashi
Department of Neurophysiology, Institute for Brain Research
Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
yhayashi at ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp
