Title : Neuroendocrine response to 5-hydroxytryptophan in seasonal affective disorder.

Pub. Date : 1987 Dec

PMID : 3500688






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1 A double-blind random-ordered comparison of the effects of placebo and 5-hydroxytryptophan (200 mg, orally) in ten depressed patients with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and ten controls disclosed slightly but significantly higher basal levels of serum prolactin and a trend toward higher basal levels of serum cortisol in the patients with SAD compared with controls. 5-Hydroxytryptophan prolactin Homo sapiens
2 After administration of 5-HTP, the cortisol level significantly increased and the prolactin level significantly decreased in both patients and controls. 5-Hydroxytryptophan prolactin Homo sapiens