Stress, cortisol and memory as markers of serotonergic vulnerability

Acta Neuropsychiatrica

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 186-191

  Riedel, Wim J ^a,b   Sobczak, Sjacko ^a   Nicolson, Nancy ^a   Honig, Adriaan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 HT; Cortisol; Memory performance; Serotonin drug effects

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEMORY; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRYPTOPHAN BRAIN LEVEL;

EID: 0036697693     PISSN: 09242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1601-5215.2002.140405.x     Document Type: Article

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