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Effect of L-tryptophan on active avoidance response in male rats with increased testosterone level

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The effects of L-tryptophan on acquisition and extinction of active avoidance response and open field behavior were studied in male rates with elevated testosterone content. L-tryptophan improved learning in rats with elevated androgen content without affecting their behavior.

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  1. Department of Neuropharmacology, S. V. Anichkov Department of Neuropharmacology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg

    N. S. Sapronov & Y. O. Fedotova

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Translated fromByulleten' Eksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 130, No. 7, pp. 67–69, July, 2000

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Sapronov, N.S., Fedotova, Y.O. Effect of L-tryptophan on active avoidance response in male rats with increased testosterone level. Bull Exp Biol Med 130, 669–670 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02682101

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