Effects of rapid tryptophan depletion on salivary cortisol in older people recovered from depression, and the healthy elderly

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-75

  Porter, Richard J ^a,d   Gallagher, Peter ^b   O'Brien, John T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Psychological Medicine ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; HPA axis; Major depression; Salivary cortisol; Serotonin; Tryptophan depletion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID MIXTURE; HYDROCORTISONE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CONVALESCENCE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SEROTONIN; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33845741195     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881106064341     Document Type: Article

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