Moderate dieting causes 5-HT(2C) receptor supersensitivity

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1155-1159

  Cowen, P J ^a   Clifford, E M ^a   Walsh, A E S ^a   Williams, C ^a   Fairburn, C G ^a  

^a Littlemore Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029798927     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s003329170003587x     Document Type: Article

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