1981
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1019584
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Abstract: Thirteen patients with endogenous depression received an oral load of L-tryptophan (100 mg/kg) before and after a series of unilateral ECT. Age-matched and sex-matched controls also received the tryptophan load twice, at intervals corresponding to those used in the patients. After the loads the level of tryptophan in serum was lower in patients than in control subjects. ECT failed to influence either baseline or postload tryptophan levels. The results are consistent with the notion of disturbances in tryptopha… Show more

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“…38 included studies recruited humans ( Table 2 ) [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ] and 27 studied animal models ( Table 3 ) [ 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 ,…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…38 included studies recruited humans ( Table 2 ) [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ] and 27 studied animal models ( Table 3 ) [ 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 ,…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%