Utilization by the Chick of Vitamin A from Different Sources I. Crystalline Carotene, Crystalline Vitamin A Acetate, and “Black Cod” Liver Oil
- 1 September 1951
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 45 (1), 131-141
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/45.1.131
Abstract
The comparative utilization by Barred Plymouth Rock chicks of vitamin A from crystalline carotene, crystalline vitamin A acetate and “Black Cod” liver oil was studied in two experiments carrying the birds to 8 weeks of age. Efficiency of utilization was judged by gain in body weight and by liver storage of vitamin A. The concentration of vitamin A in blood plasma was also studied with a view to determining possible relationships which may exist between blood content and liver stores of vitamin A. The results of these studies permit the following conclusions:Keywords
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