Correlation of tryptophan metabolites with connectivity of extended central reward network in healthy subjects

PLoS ONE

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Osadchiy, Vadim ^a   Labus, Jennifer S ^a   Gupta, Arpana ^a   Jacobs, Jonathan ^a,b   Ashe McNalley, Cody ^a   Hsiao, Elaine Y ^a,b   Mayer, Emeran A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE; INDOLEACETIC ACID; SKATOLE; TRYPTOPHAN; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AMYGDALA; ANTERIOR INSULA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; FOOD ADDICTION; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; TRYPTOPHAN METABOLISM; YALE FOOD ADDICTION SCALE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTESTINE FLORA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRACT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY MASS INDEX; BRAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; INDOLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OBESITY; REWARD; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85052373350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201772     Document Type: Article

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