An open-label trial of l-5-hydroxytryptophan in subjects with romantic stress

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 663-666

  Emanuele, Enzo ^a   Bertona, Marco ^a   Minoretti, Piercarlo ^b   Geroldi, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Humans; L 5 hydroxytryptophan; Romantic love; Stress

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMOREX; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA EXTRACT; NEUROTROPHIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLASMA PROTEIN; SEROTONIN; THROMBOCYTE SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORMAL HUMAN; OPEN STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROMANTIC STRESS; SEIFFGE KRENKE'S PROBLEM QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 79851494842     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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