title: Effects of pregnancy on tryptophan metabolism and disposition in the rat.
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.
authors.affiliation: South Glamorgan Health Authority, Biomedical Research Laboratory, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Badawy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014364:Tryptophan; D014366:Tryptophan Oxygenase