Lowering of serotonin by rapid tryptophan depletion increases impulsiveness in normal individuals

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 164, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 385-391

  Walderhaug, Espen ^a   Lunde, Hilde ^b   Nordvik, Jan E ^a   Landrø, Nils Inge ^c   Refsum, Helge ^b   Magnusson, Andres ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Diakonhjemmet University College   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Depression; Impulsiveness; Neuropsychological test; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPLETION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0036449482     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-002-1238-4     Document Type: Article

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