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On the 36th day, the plasma and brain were collected.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924270813000562_abs3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Chronic whole-egg treatment did not affect line crossing in the OFT, whereas it reduced the total duration of immobility in the FST on both strains. Furthermore, interestingly, the results indicated the possibility that whole-egg treatment elevated the incorporation of tryptophan into the brain, and the tryptophan concentration in the prefrontal cortex was actually increased by the treatment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0924270813000562_abs4\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study demonstrated that whole-egg treatment exerts an antidepressant-like effect in the FST. 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