Brain mechanisms associated with depressive relapse and associated cognitive impairment following acute tryptophan depletion

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue JUN., 1999, Pages 525-529

  Smith, Katharine A ^a   Morris, John S ^b   Friston, Karl J ^b   Cowen, Philip J ^a   Dolan, Raymond J ^b  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WELLCOME TRUST CENTRE FOR NEUROIMAGING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RELAPSE; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0009637974     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.6.525     Document Type: Article

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