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Journal of Nutrition Vol. 33 No. 6 June 1947, pp. 633-640
Copyright © 1947 by American Society for Nutrition
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Blood Levels and Absorption of Vitamin a in Children with Keratosis Follicularis1

Two Figures

R. F. Krause, Harold B. Pierce, Ruth Law and Hattie Kaplan

Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington

1. In a survey of 394 children no significant difference was found between the serum vitamin A levels of children with and without folliculosis.
2. The serum carotene values were lower in children with folliculosis.
3. The children of both groups are equally capable of absorbing vitamin A as indicated by their serum levels after the administration of 50,000 and 25,000 I.U. of vitamin A.

1 The work was supported in part by grants from Merck and Company, Inc., Milbank Memorial Fund and National Vitamin Foundation, Inc.

Manuscript received 17 February 1947.




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