The Pathology of Vitamin E Deficiency in the Chick
Open Access
- 1 May 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Pathologia veterinaria
- Vol. 3 (3), 208-225
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030098586600300305
Abstract
Syndromes of encephalomalacia, exudative diathesis and muscular dystrophy were produced in day-old chicks placed on a torula yeast base diet deficient in vitamin E. Changes in the percentage of dietary lipid were responsible for variation in the disease processes. Chicks receiving 3-9% lipid had vascular alterations which determined, in most cases, the severity of the resulting tissue changes. Encephalomalacia occurred only in chicks on 9% dietary lipid. Muscular lesions were seen in all chicks and were thought to be due to damage to the mitochondria. Acid phosphatase activity was not directly associated with degeneration of muscle.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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