Effects of L-tryptophan (a natural sedative) on human sleep

Lancet. 1970 Oct 24;2(7678):842-6. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(70)92015-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan / metabolism
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / urine
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenylalanine / pharmacology
  • Placebos
  • Serotonin / metabolism
  • Sex Factors
  • Sleep / drug effects*
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / drug therapy
  • Sleep, REM / drug effects*
  • Tryptophan / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Tryptophan / metabolism
  • Tryptophan / pharmacology*
  • Tryptophan / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Placebos
  • Serotonin
  • Phenylalanine
  • Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid
  • Tryptophan
  • 5-Hydroxytryptophan