Ethanol impairs tryptophan transport into the brain and depresses serotonin.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010215:Papio; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism*
D000596:Amino Acids; D012701:Serotonin; D000431:Ethanol; D014364:Tryptophan