Acute tryptophan depletion: Comparing the effects of an amino acid mixture with gelatin-based protein in man and rats

Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-168

  Blokland, Arjan ^a   Lieben, C ^b   Deutz, N E P ^a   Schmitt, J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Gelatin; Memory; Mood; Serotonin; Tryytophan depletion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GELATIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYLYSINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; SEROTONIN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BIOCHEMISTRY; DEPLETION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN VERSUS ANIMAL COMPARISON; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DIET; RAT; REVIEW; SEROTONIN METABOLISM; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

EID: 4043171259     PISSN: 15407535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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