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quinolinic acid and Bulimia

quinolinic acid has been researched along with Bulimia in 1 studies

Quinolinic Acid: A metabolite of tryptophan with a possible role in neurodegenerative disorders. Elevated CSF levels of quinolinic acid are correlated with the severity of neuropsychological deficits in patients who have AIDS.
pyridinedicarboxylic acid : Any member of the class of pyridines carrying two carboxy groups.
quinolinic acid : A pyridinedicarboxylic acid that is pyridine substituted by carboxy groups at positions 2 and 3. It is a metabolite of tryptophan.

Bulimia: Eating an excess amount of food in a short period of time, as seen in the disorder of BULIMIA NERVOSA. It is caused by an abnormal craving for food, or insatiable hunger also known as ox hunger.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Cerebrospinal fluid levels of L-tryptophan, quinolinic acid, kynurenic acid, L-kynurenine, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid were measured in medication-free female patients meeting DSM-III-R criteria for either anorexia nervosa (n = 10) or normal-weight bulimia nervosa (n = 22), studied at varying stages of nutritional recovery."3.69Cerebrospinal fluid levels of kynurenine pathway metabolites in patients with eating disorders: relation to clinical and biochemical variable. ( Altemus, M; Demitrack, MA; Gold, PW; Heyes, MP; Pigott, TA, 1995)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's1 (100.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Demitrack, MA1
Heyes, MP1
Altemus, M1
Pigott, TA1
Gold, PW1

Other Studies

1 other study available for quinolinic acid and Bulimia

ArticleYear
Cerebrospinal fluid levels of kynurenine pathway metabolites in patients with eating disorders: relation to clinical and biochemical variable.
    Biological psychiatry, 1995, Apr-15, Volume: 37, Issue:8

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Anorexia Nervosa; Body Weight; Brain; Bulimia; Female; Humans; Hydroxyindoleaceti

1995