A preliminary note on the appearance of paresis in adult rats suffering from chronic avitaminosis E

Abstract

After 4-7 mos. on a vitamin E deficient diet 16 [female][female] and 1 [male] rat developed ataxia and pareses of the adductores of the hind legs, atrophy of the muscles of the hind quarters, hypesthesia and hypalgesia of the tail and hind legs and a diffused[long dash]later confluent[long dash]baldness on the hind quarters. Controls receiving wheat germ oil did not develop paresis. Curative exps. with great doses of vits. A, B, D and E were all neg., but the wheat germ oil used had become biologically inactive.