Calmatives for the excitable horse: A review of L-tryptophan

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 24-32

  Grimmett, A ^a   Sillence, M N ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMINO ACID; DRUG METABOLITE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; MAGNESIUM; METHIONINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PHENYLALANINE; PLACEBO; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SKATOLE; THIAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE; VETERINARY DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BREED; CATTLE; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; EXCITABILITY; EXERCISE; FEAR; FISH; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; FOX; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HORSE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; POULTRY; POWDER; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOBIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HORSES; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 21444444892     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.04.017     Document Type: Article

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