Acute antidepressant-like and antianxiety-like effects of tryptophan in mice

Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-156

  Wong, P T H ^a   Ong, Y P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Antianxiety; Antidepressant; Melatonin; Sedation; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; FENCLONINE; MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MIXTURE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FENCLONINE; MALE; MELATONIN; MICE; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0035090271     PISSN: 00317012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000056088     Document Type: Article

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