Plasma tryptophan and trait aggression

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 235-237

  Wingrove, Janet ^a   Bond, Alyson J ^a   Cleare, Anthony J ^a   Sherwood, Roy ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Hostility; Plasma tryptophan

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEPRESSION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0032835193     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119901300304     Document Type: Article

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