direct measurement of plasma or urinary levels; poor index of activity
indirectly by measurement of levels of urinary metabolites of tryptophan after a dose of oral tryptophan
indirectly by assay of in vitro transaminase activity before and after addition of vitamin B6; a rise in activity following the supplement indicates deficiency
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