Tryptophan increases nocturnal rest and affects melatonin and serotonin serum levels in old ringdove

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 576-582

  Paredes, Sergio D ^a   Terrón, Ma Pilar ^a   Cubero, Javier ^a   Valero, Vicente ^a   Barriga, Carmen ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^b   Rodríguez, Ana B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity rest rhythms; Age; Melatonin; Serotonin; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURNAL ANIMAL; DOVE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33847267361     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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