EFFECTS OF RIBOFLAVIN DEFICIENCY IN RATS ON SOME ASPECTS OF IRON-METABOLISM
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 53 (4) , 371-376
Abstract
Female Norwegian hooded rats were given a diet low in riboflavin prior to pregnancy and during gestation and lactation. Each animal had a pair-fed control receiving a diet adequate in riboflavin. The ability of liver mitochondrial preparations to mobilize Fe from ferritin was measured in the dams and their pups. The rate of mobilization was reduced in the deficient animals relative to their controls and significantly so for the pups. Riboflavin is an important factor in controlling Fe utilization.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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