Insulin Increases the Entry of Tryptophan into the Brain by ____

question 30

Multiple Choice

 Insulin increases the entry of tryptophan into the brain by ____.

• A) weakening the blood-brain barrier
• B) converting tryptophan into a compound that more easily enters the brain
• C) increasing metabolic activity only in those areas of the brain that use tryptophan
• D) causing certain competing amino acids to enter other cells, outside the brain

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