Equivalent effects of acute tryptophan depletion on REM sleep in ecstasy users and controls

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-196

  Carhart Harris, Robin L ^a   Nutt, David J ^a   Munafo, Marcus R ^a   Christmas, David M ^a   Wilson, Sue J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Amphetamine; Serotonergic; Sleep

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMINO ACID MIXTURE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REACTION TIME; SLEEP, REM; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549103062     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1595-3     Document Type: Article

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