LOW-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND THE METABOLISM OF VITAMIN A IN THE RAT
- 1 January 1962
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology
- Vol. 40 (1) , 491-499
- https://doi.org/10.1139/y62-058
Abstract
Carotene and vitamin A metabolism in the rat were studied at two environmental temperatures. The utilization of carotene is greater in animals maintained at a low environmental temperature (2°) than at room temperature (22°). This occurred within a period of 3 days. Both the hepatic storage and the rate of metabolism of orally administered vitamin A were unaffected by environmental temperature. The response of Wistar and Sprague–Dawley strains was similar.Keywords
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