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. 1984 Feb 1;217(3):863–864. doi: 10.1042/bj2170863

High-fat diets increase tryptophan availability to the brain: importance of choice of the control diet.

A A Badawy, C J Morgan, N R Davis, A Dacey
PMCID: PMC1153294  PMID: 6712603

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