The effects of acute tryptophan depletion on neuropsychological function

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 300-309

  Hughes, John H ^a   Gallagher, Peter ^a   Stewart, Mary E ^a   Matthews, David ^a   Kelly, Tom P ^a   Young, Allan H ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Attention; CANTAB; Learning; Memory; Mood; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; ARGININE; CYSTEINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SERINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; ADULT; AFFECT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; METABOLISM; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN; VERBAL LEARNING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0141481036     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02698811030173012     Document Type: Article

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