Mid-morning Tryptophan Depletion Delays REM Sleep Onset in Healthy Subjects
Mid-morning Tryptophan Depletion Delays REM Sleep Onset in Healthy Subjects
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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc
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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc
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Because serotonin is involved in the diachronic regulation of sleep, we tested the effect of a midmorning rapid deficiency in the serotonin precursor tryptophan on the next night's sleep. After a 48-h low-protein diet, 17 healthy volunteers received either a tryptophan-free mixture of amino acids or a placebo at 10:30 a.m., in a randomized double-b...
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Mid-morning Tryptophan Depletion Delays REM Sleep Onset in Healthy Subjects
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_954603857
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_954603857
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0893-133X
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1740-634X
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10.1016/S0893-133X(02)00358-5
