The effects of acute plasma tryptophan manipulation on hostile mood: The influence of trait hostility

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-185

  Finn, Peter R ^a   Young, Simon N ^b   Pihl, Robert O ^b   Ervin, Frank R ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antisocial; Hostility; Humans; Mood; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032383737     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1998)24:3<173::aid-ab2>3.0.co;2-m     Document Type: Article

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