Thiouracil and Conversion of Carotene to Vitamin A Measured by Liver Storage in the Rat.
- 1 October 1947
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine
- Vol. 66 (1) , 213-214
- https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-66-16041p
Abstract
It seems apparent that a thiouracil treated rat, when fed 348 [gamma] of carotene, can convert carotene to vit. A and store this in the liver as efficiently as untreated animals.Keywords
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