Utilization of Intravenously Injected Radioactive Colloidal Iron in Rabbits With Myopathy of Vitamin E Deficiency

Abstract

In exptl. rabbit myopathy there is an increase in synthesis of myoglobin with a diminution of its content. This means an increase of catabolism. For the cytochromes and hemoglobin the alterations are considered as secondary. Vit. E normalizes the metabolism of myoglobin. There is an increase in the formation of hemoglobin.