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Tryptophan metabolism in male Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) and -non-preferring (sNP) rats.
Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) - 1 Jan 2000
Bano S, Morgan C J, Badawy A A, Colombo G, Buckland P R, McGuffin P, Fadda F, Gessa G L
Abstract excerpt
Parameters of tryptophan (Trp) and related metabolism were compared in male Sardinian alcohol-preferring (sP) and -non-preferring (sNP) rats. Liver Trp pyrrolase activity was 38-58% higher in sP than in sNP rats, and this was associated with a greater expression of the enzyme mRNA as measured by multiprobe oligonucleotide solution hybridization. Moderately (about 10-19%), but significantly, lower concentrations...
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