Journal of Nutrition Vol. 49 No. 3 March 1953, pp. 425-433
Copyright © 1953 by American Society for Nutrition
Leukocyte Production in Pantothenic Acid-Deficient Mice1
Four Figures
David R. Weir
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Western Reserve University and University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio
- 1. In pantothenic acid-deficient mice granulocytosis without lymphopenia occurs and is accompanied by myeloid metaplasia in the spleen.
- 2. In mice there is individual and strain variation in susceptibility to the establishment of pantothenic acid deficiency.
1 These studies were supported by a grant from the National Vitamin Foundation.
Manuscript received 20 October 1952.