Acute administration of a tryptophan-free amine acid mixture decreases 5-HT release in rat hippocampus in vivo

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 3 41-3, 1997, Pages

  Stancampiano, Roberto ^a   Melis, Franco ^a   Sarais, Laura ^a   Cocco, Stefania ^a   Cugusi, Carla ^a   Fadda, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

extracellular levels of 5 hydroxytryptamine; in vivo microdialysis; tryptophan free essential amino acid

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; DEXFENFLURAMINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

EID: 0030898160     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.3.r991     Document Type: Article

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