The effects of sub-chronic administration of hydrocortisone on hormonal and psychological responses to L-tryptophan in normal male volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-75

  Porter, Richard J ^a   Gallagher, Peter ^b   Watson, Stuart ^b   Lunn, Brian S ^b   Young, Allan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Growth hormone; Human volunteers; Hydrocortisone; L Tryptophan; Prolactin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HORMONES; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0036366547     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1094-2     Document Type: Article

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