Biotin Content of Blood in Normal Infants and Adults
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- 1 August 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 20 (8), 903-906
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/20.8.903
Abstract
The biotin content of whole blood in normal infants and adults was assayed microbiologically using Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014. The infants were found to have a significantly higher level of biotin in blood than the adults. The values ranged from 14.70 to 55.50 mµg/100 ml (mean 32.38) for infants and from 12.00 to 42.15 mµg/100 ml (mean 25.75) for adults. There was no significant difference between the sexes nor was there any significant interaction between sex and age.Keywords
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