"Quinolinic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017378
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.822.700
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Quinolinic Acid" by people in Profiles.
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Heyliger SO, Mazzio EA, Soliman KF. The anti-inflammatory effects of quinolinic acid in the rat. Life Sci. 1999; 64(14):1177-87.