Dieting changes serotonergic function in women, not men: implications for the aetiology of anorexia nervosa?
The increase in plasma prolactin which follows intravenous administration of L-tryptophan (LTP) was used to assess changes in brain 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) function in normal male and female subjects, following a three week period of dieting. In women, but not men, there was a marked increase in...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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