Effects of carbohydrates on brain tryptophan availability and stress performance

Biological Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 83-90

  Markus, C R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

5 HT; Carbohydrates; Mood; Performance; Stress; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLD PRESSOR TEST; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AMINO ACIDS; AROUSAL; BRAIN; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 34547933453     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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