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- noun biochemistry Any of several related
porphyrin compounds found normally infeces as a decomposition product ofbile pigments
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Secondary indicators of efficacy included restoration of red cell ALA-D activity, an enzyme necessary for heme synthesis, and a reduction in urinary ALA and coproporphyrin.
Succimer 2010
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Measurement of coproporphyrin and ALA-D provide clinical investigators with an indication of lead effects on heme biosynthetic pathways and reversal of these effects during chelation therapy.
Succimer 2010
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