Effect of tryptophan depletion on mood in male and female volunteers: A pilot study

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 111-117

  Smith, K A ^a   Clifford, E M ^a   Hockney, R A ^a   Clark, D M ^b   Cowen, P J ^a  

^a Littlemore Mental Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT; gender effects; L tryptophan; mood

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030984780     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199703/04)12:2<111::AID-HUP846>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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