Effect of acute tryptophan depletion on noradrenaline and dopamine in the rat brain

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-55

  Ardis, T C ^a   Cahir, M ^a   Elliott, J J ^a   Bell, R ^a   Reynolds, G P ^a   Cooper, S J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Dopamine; Noradrenaline; Rats; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ALANINE; ARGININE; CYSTINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; MONOAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; SEROTONIN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; AMINO ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MOOD; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOPAMINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 58649084786     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108089597     Document Type: Article

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