The effect of liver feeding on the “fat” content of the liver

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In confirmation of the findings of Blatherwick et al. it is found that the feeding of rats on diets consisting mainly of liver, either raw or dried, causes the production of fatty livers. These fatty livers are characterized by the presence after 3 wks. of some 2% of cholesterol ester with a small increase in the % of glyceride. Addition of choline to the diet did not significantly decrease the amt. of fat infiltration, but the liver diets contain much lecithin, the choline of which may be exercising a max. effect already. Attempts were made to confirm the suggestion of Blatherwick et al. that there is a water-soluble factor in liver, necessary for fatty liver production; the results obtained did not support the suggestion.

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