Examining serotonin function: A modified technique for rapid tryptophan depletion

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 325-328

  Krahn, Lois E ^a   Lu, Peter Y ^a   Klee, George ^a   Delgado, Pedro R ^b   Lin, Slong Chi ^c   Zimmermann, Ralf C ^d  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Competing amino acids; Melatonin; Mood; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; AMINO ACID; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030272133     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0893-133X(95)00273-G     Document Type: Review

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