The effects of dieting on plasma tryptophan concentration and food intake in healthy women

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-541

  Wolfe, Barbara E ^a   Metzger, Eran D ^a   Stollar, Carol ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Dieting; Food intake; Satiety; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030995222     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00497-0     Document Type: Article

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