Neuroendocrine responses to intravenous L-tryptophan in obsessive compulsive disorder.

We studied the neuroendocrine responses produced by intravenous L-tryptophan (TRP) in 16 untreated patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and 16 matched healthy controls. The increase in plasma growth hormone seen following TRP was significantly greater in the OCD patients, while TRP-indu...

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Autores principales: Fineberg, N, Cowen, P, Kirk, J, Montgomery, SA
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1994