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. 1988 Oct 1;255(1):369–372.

Effects of pregnancy on tryptophan metabolism and disposition in the rat.

A A Badawy 1
PMCID: PMC1135233  PMID: 3196323

Abstract

Tryptophan availability in rat serum is increased throughout pregnancy, because of inhibition of liver tryptophan pyrrolase activity during the first 15 days and decreased protein binding thereafter.

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