ed. by J.D. Fernstrom and S. Garattini, The Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 130, No. 4S, The American Society for Nutritional Sciences, Mary Land, 2000
| Symposium lntroduction | |
| lntroduction to the Symposium Proceedings. | John D. Fernstrom Silvio Garattini |
| Conference Keynote Presentations | |
| Glutamate: An Amino Acid of Particular Distinction. | Vernon R. Young Alfred M. Ajami |
| Glutamic Acid, Twenty Years Later. | S. Garattini |
| The Use and Utility of Glutamates as Flavoring Agents in Foods | |
| Glutamate and the Flavor of Foods. | Bruce P. Halpern |
| Function and Importance of Glutamate for Savory Foods. | Jürg Löliger |
| Umami and Food Palatability. | Shizuko Yamaguchi Kumiko Ninomiya |
| Intensification of Sensory Properties of Foods for the Elderly. | Susan S. Schiffman |
| Basic Characteristics of Glutamates and Umami Sensing in the Oral Cavity and Gut | |
| Physiological Studies on Umami Taste. | Kenzo Kurihara Makoto Kashiwayanagi |
| Intake of Umami-Tasting Solutions by Mice: A Genetic Analysis. | Alexander A. Bachmanav Michael G. Tordoff Gary K. Beauchamp |
| Receptor and Transduction Processes for Umami Taste. | Joseph G. Brand |
| Chemosensory Signal Transduction in Paramecium. | Judith L. Van Houten Wan Qing Yang Adam Bergeron |
| Responses to Umami Substances in Taste Bud Cells lnnervated by the Chorda Tympani and Glossopharyngeal Nerves. | Yuzo Ninomiya Kiyohito Nakashima Atsuo Fukuda Hitoo Nishino Tadataka Sugimura Akihiko Hino Victoria Danilova Göran Hellekant. |
| Hypothalamic and Amygdalar Neuronal Responses to Various Tastant Solutions during Ingestive Behavior in Rats. | Hisao Nishijo Taketoshi Ono Teruko Uwano Takashi Kondoh Kunio Torii |
| The Representation of Umami Taste in the Taste Cortex. | Edmund T. Rolls |
| Mechanisms of Umami Taste Preference and Aversion in Rats. | Takashi Kondoh Masato Mori Taketoshi Ono Kunio Torii |
| Reflex Effects of Oral, Gastrointestinal and Hepatoportal Glutamate Sensors on Vagal Nerve Activity. | Akira Niijima |
| Glutamate and Glutamine in Metabolism | |
| Glutamine and Glutamate Exchange between the Fetal Liver and the Placenta. | Frederick C. Battaglia |
| Intestinal Glutamate Metabolism. | Peter J. Reeds Douglas G. Burrin Barbara Stoll Farook Jahoor |
| Glutamine and Glutamate Metabolism across the Liver Sinusoid. | Malcolm Watford |
| Glutamate, at the Interface between Amino Acid and Carbohydrate Metabolism. | John T. Brosnan |
| Glutamate, a Window on Liver Intermediary Metabolism. | Dawei Yang Henri Brunengraber |
| Hormonal Control of Renal and Systemic Glutamine Metabolism. | John E. Gerich Christian Meyer Michael W. Stumvoll |
| Circadian Variations in Plasma and Erythrocyte Glutamate Concentrations in Adult Men Consuming a Diet with and without Added Monosodium Glutamate. | Po-Jung Tsai Po-Chao Huang |
| Plasma Amino Acid Patterns and Visceral Protein Status in Users and Nonusers of Monosodium Glutamate. | Vichai Tanphaichitr Preeya Leelahagul Kannika Suwan |
| Glutamate and Glutamine in the Brain | |
| Glutamate as a Neurotransmitter in the Brain: Review of Physiology and Pathology. | Brian S. Meldrum |
| Transport of Glutamate and Other Amino Acids at the Blood-Brain Barrier. | Quentin R. Smith |
| Brain Uptake of Glutamate: Food for Thought. | David Attwell |
| Compartmentation of Brain Glutamate Metabolism in Neurons and Glia. | Yevgeny Daikhin Marc Yudkoff |
| Neuroglial Responses to Elevated Glutamate in the Medial Basal Hypothalamus of the Infant Mouse. | Paul C. Goldsmith |
| Peripheral Glutamate Receptors: Molecular Biology and Role in Taste Sensation. | Raymond Dingledine P. Jeffrey Conn |
| Glutamate and Epilepsy. | Astrid G. Chapman |
| Modulatory Role of Neuropeptides in Seizures Induced in Rats by Stimulation of Glutamate Receptors. | Annamaria Vezzani Massimo Rizzi Mirko Conti Rosario Samanin |
| Glutamate Safety in the Food Supply | |
| The Safety Evaluation of Monosodium Glutamate. | Ronald Walker John R. Lupien |
| Pituitary Hormone Secretion in Normal Male Humans: Acute Responses to a Large, Oral Dose of Monosodium Glutamate. | John D. Fernstrom |
| Review of Alleged Reaction to Monosodium Glutamate and Outcome of a Multicenter Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study. | Raif S. Geha Alexa Beiser Clement Ren Roy Patterson Paul A. Greenberger Leslie C. Grammer Anne M. Ditto Kathleen E. Harris Martha A. Shaughnessy Paul R. Yarnold John Corren Andrew Saxon |
| Additive-Induced Urticaria: Experience with Monosodium Glutamate (MSG). | Ronald A. Simon |
| Monosodium Glutamate and Asthma. | Donald D. Stevenson |
| The Administration to Indonesians of Monosodium L-Glutamate in Indonesian Foods: An Assessment of Adverse Reaction in a Randomized Double-Blind, Crossover, Placebo-Controlled Study. | Widharto Prawirohardjono Iwan Dwiprahasto Indwiani Astuti Soeliadi Hadiwandowo Erna Kristin Mustofa Muhammad Michael F. Kelly |
| Symposium Summary | |
| Second International Conference on Glutamate: Conference Summary. | John Fernstrom |