Effects of acute tryptophan depletion on three different types of behavioral impulsivity

International Journal of Tryptophan Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-111

  Dougherty, Donald M ^a   Richard, Dawn M ^a   James, Lisa M ^a   Mathias, Charles W ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Behavior; Humans; Impulsivity; Task comparison; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859866815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/ijtr.s4317     Document Type: Article

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