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. 1974 Dec 7;4(5944):564-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5944.564.

Plasma tryptophan and sheep

C N Chen, R S Kalucy, M K Hartmann, J H Lacey, A H Crisp, J E Bailey, E G Eccleston, A Coppen

Plasma tryptophan and sheep

C N Chen et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

Free, bound, and total plasma tryptophan (F.P.T., B.P.T., and T.P.T.) levels have been measured throughout the night in six young female volunteers. All-night polygraphic sleep recordings were also made. No direct temporal relationship was found between plasma tryptophan levels and specific sleep stages. The mean F.P.T. levels, however, were found to have a positive correlation with rapid-eye-movement (R.E.M.) sleep and a negative correlation with non-R.E.M. sleep. An inverse relationship existed between the F.P.T. and B.P.T. levels. There appeared to be a diurnal variation in F.P.T. levels, with high readings in the first half of the night.

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