High serum tryptophan associated with evidence for diminished central serotonin function in abstinent alcoholics

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 511-516

  Farren, Conor K ^a   Dinan, Timothy G ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcoholic; fenfluramine; prolactin; serotonin; tryptophan

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030445113     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199611)11:6<511::AID-HUP824>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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