Predictive value of tryptophan/large neutral amino acids ratio to antidepressant response

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-133

  Lucini, Valentina ^a   Lucca, Adelio ^a   Catalano, Marco ^a   Smeraldi, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Large neutral amino acid; Major depression; Prediction of drug efficacy; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY;

EID: 0030040504     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(95)00071-2     Document Type: Article

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