Effects of three doses of 3-indole pyruvic acid on subjective and objective measures of sleep and early morning performance

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 235-239

  Shamsi, Z ^a   Stanley, N ^a   Yoon, J ^a   Hindmarch, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anxiolytic; cognitive function; hypnotic; indole pyruvic acid; psychomotor performance; sleep; wrist actigraph

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC AGENT; INDOLEPYRUVIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 0029956097     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199605)11:3<235::AID-HUP792>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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