The Vitamin B and G Requirements of Lactation
- 1 May 1931
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 4 (1) , 127-140
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/4.1.127
Abstract
In this paper experiments are recorded which were devised to study the relationship of each factor of the vitamin B complex to lactation. Albino rats were used as experimental animals. Untreated yeast at a level of five per cent of the diet was used as a source of the vitamin B complex. This is known to furnish the maintenance level of these vitamins but is not sufficient for lactation. Either autoclaved yeast as a source of vitamin G or tikitiki as a source of vitamin B was given in added quantities and observations were made as to the effects on lactation. Following this procedure these conclusions may be drawn:Keywords
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