Low-dose tryptophan depletion in recovered depressed women induces impairments in autobiographical memory specificity

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 499-508

  Haddad, Anneke D M ^a   Williams, J Mark G ^a   McTavish, Sarah F B ^a   Harmer, Catherine J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Autobiographical memory specificity; Recovered depressed; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHONIUM BROMIDE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 71349087879     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-009-1693-2     Document Type: Article

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