Abstract:XXV quality as used for medicinal purposes, was found to contain 10.2 mg a-tocopherol/ IOO g. With their diet containing 10% of this oil it may be calculated that our rats received at least 0.7 mg of a-tocopherol weekly from this source. This intake may be compared with a minimal requirement of about 0.3 mg necessary to prevent signs of deficiency when the diet contains lard instead of cod-liver oil, The effect of cod-liver oil in preventing or inducing the signs of avitaminosis E differed decidedly according … Show more
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