Elevated urinary 5-hydroxyindol acetic acid - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Elevated urinary 5-hydroxyindol acetic acid
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- "Dietary amino acid tryptophan is converted in the body to nicotinic acid.
Carcinoid tumors that cause the carcinoid syndrome
- convert
tryptophan to serotonin and 5-HIAA.
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