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Musajo memorial award lecture

“metabolism to function An odyssey with tryptophan”

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Developments in Tryptophan and Serotonin Metabolism

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 527))

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I feel greatly honored to be here this morning and to inaugurate the 10th ISTRY meeting with my lecture entitled “Metabolism to Function - An Odyssey with Tryptophan.“

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  1. Osaka Bioscience Instilute., 6-2-4 Furuedai , Suita,, 565-0874, Osaka, Japan

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  1. University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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Hayaishi’, O. (2003). Musajo memorial award lecture. In: Allegri, G., Costa, C.V.L., Ragazzi, E., Steinhart, H., Varesio, L. (eds) Developments in Tryptophan and Serotonin Metabolism. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 527. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0135-0_1

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