The Mechanism of the Thiamine-Sparing Effect of Penicillin in Rats
- 1 June 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 71 (2), 149-155
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/71.2.149
Abstract
By means of a technique for the complete prevention of coprophagy in the rat it has been possible to study the mechanism by which an antibiotic, penicillin, spares thiamine. The following conclusions have been drawn:Keywords
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