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Immunology

the breakdown of tryptophan by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which suppresses T-cell responses and protects the fetus from rejection.

In immunology, tryptophan catabolism refers to the breakdown of tryptophan by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, which suppresses T-cell responses and protects the fetus from rejection. This meaning comes from Munn (1998) in Science.[1]

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Munn, D. H., Zhou, M., Attwood, J. T., Bondarev, I., Conway, S. J., Marshall, B., Brown, C., & Mellor, A. L. (1998). Prevention of Allogeneic Fetal Rejection by Tryptophan Catabolism. Science, 281(5380), 1191-1193. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.281.5380.1191

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