Effect of tryptophan depletion on impulsive behavior in men with or without a family history of alcoholism

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 349-357

  Crean, John ^a   Richards, Jerry B ^a   De Wit, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Family history alcoholism; Impulsivity; Stop Task; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0037111906     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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