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The Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids on Tryptophan Metabolism

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The pathway by which tryptophan is metabolized to yield nicotinic acid ribonucleotide has been the subject of considerable interest in recent years. Abnormal urinary excretion of metabolites of this pathway in vitamin B6 deficiency has led to the extensive use of a tryptophan load test for the study of pyridoxine requirements in man (1–3).

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  1. University Department of Chemical Pathology, The Royal Infirmary, Sheffield S6 3DA, England

    D. P. Rose

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  1. Harvard Medical School, USA

    Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)

  2. Center for Population Studies, Harvard School of Public Health, USA

    Hilton A. Salhanick (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Member)

  3. Washington University School of Medicine, USA

    David M. Kipnis (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

  4. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, USA

    Raymond L. Vande Wiele (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Rose, D.P. (1969). The Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids on Tryptophan Metabolism. In: Salhanick, H.A., Kipnis, D.M., Wiele, R.L.V. (eds) Metabolic Effects of Gonadal Hormones and Contraceptive Steroids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1782-1_25

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