Reduction of serotonergic function in rat brain by tryptophan depletion: Effects in control and fluvoxamine-treated rats

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 669-676

  Bel, Núria ^a   Artigas, Francesc ^a  

^a INST D INVESTIGACIONS B   (Spain)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine release; 5 Hydroxytryptamine synthesis; Antidepressants; Intracerebral microdialysis; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; FLUVOXAMINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIALYSATE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FRONTAL CORTEX; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030038570     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67020669.x     Document Type: Article

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