Memory impairments in humans after acute tryptophan depletion using a novel gelatin-based protein drink

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 56-64

  Sambeth, A ^a,b   Riedel, W J ^a,b   Tillie, D E ^b   Blokland, A ^a,b   Postma, A ^c   Schmitt, J A J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Episodic memory; Gelatin drink; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID MIXTURE; GELATIN; GELATIN BASED PROTEIN DRINK; GP DRINK; PLACEBO; TRYPTOPHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING TEST; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SOMNOLENCE; SPATIAL MEMORY; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRINKING; FEMALE; GELATIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRYPTOPHAN; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 58649118825     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881108089577     Document Type: Article

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