This volume contains the proceedings of the Tenth International Meeting
of the International Study Group for Tryptophan Research (ISTR V), held
at the University of Padova, Padova, Italy, from 25-29 June, 2002 under
the auspices of the Ministry of Education, University and Research
(MIUR) in Roma, the University of Padova, the Italian Chemical Society -
Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, the Veneto Region and the City of
Padova. The meeting was organized to cover the recent developments in
the field of tryptophan research. Weare very honoured that so many
speakers accepted our invitation to give plenary lectures which, with
the other communications, demonstrated the high scientific value of the
Meeting. The publications in this volume are subdivided into nine main
chapters, and cover all the major aspects in immunology, neurobiology,
psychiatry, pathology, clinics, metabolism, enzymology, pharmacology,
toxicology, melatonin, exercise and analytical chemistry. The volume
includes the contributions of 325 scientists from 24 countries, and the
Musajo Memorial Lecture delivered by Prof. Osamu Hayaishi during the
Opening Ceremony.