Electrocardiographic Notching in Rats Deficient in Essential Fatty Acids
- 22 March 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 139 (3560), 1213
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.139.3560.1213
Abstract
A notch has been seen in the electrocardiograms of rats who were fed diets deficient in essential fatty acids. This notching occurs consistently at a point 37 percent through the QRS-complex. It can be prevented by the addition of small amounts of linoleate, linolenate, or arachidonate to the diet of these rats.Keywords
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