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Acute tryptophan depletion dose dependently impairs object memory in serotonin transporter knockout rats.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Oct 2008
Olivier J D A, Jans L A W, Korte-Bouws G A H, Korte S M, Deen P M T, Cools A R, Ellenbroek B A, Blokland A
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RATIONALE: Acute tryptophan depletion (ATD) transiently lowers central serotonin levels and can induce depressive mood states and cognitive defects. Previous studies have shown that ATD impairs object recognition in rats. OBJECTIVES: As individual differences exist in central serotonin neurotransmission, the impact of ATD may vary accordingly. In this experiment, we investigated the hypothesis that male serotonin...
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