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Acute tryptophan depletion in accordance with body weight: influx of amino acids across the blood–brain barrier

Acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) is a method of reducing central nervous serotonin (5-HT) synthesis in humans by administering an amino acid (AA) beverage lacking in tryptophan (TRP), the physiological precursor of 5-HT. However, to date, the use of conventional ATD protocols in children and adolesc...

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Autores principales: Dingerkus, V. L. S., Gaber, T. J., Helmbold, K., Bubenzer, S., Eisert, A., Sánchez, C. L., Zepf, F. D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424286/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22622364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-012-0793-z