Article
Interaction between 5-HTTLPR genotype and cognitive stress vulnerability on sleep quality: effects of sub-chronic tryptophan administration.
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology - 2 Feb 2015
van Dalfsen Jens H, Markus C Rob
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Abundant evidence suggests that allelic variation in the serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) influences susceptibility to stress and its affective consequences due to brain serotonergic vulnerability. Based on recent assumptions, the present study examined whether the 5-HTTLPR genotype may also interact with a vulnerability to chronic stress experience (conceptualized by trait...
Topics
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
- Anxiety Disorders
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Life Change Events
- Male
- Neuroticism
