Serotonin in anorexia nervosa: A new study supports a familiar hypothesis

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 268-270

  Attia, Evelyn ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 0037391897     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.10184     Document Type: Note

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