Metabolism and Vitamin A

Authors

V. E. NelsonFollow
C. M. McCay

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The following determinations were made on urines of rats receiving a control diet and a diet lacking vitamin A: volume, specific gravity, acidity, ammonia, urea, total N, uric acid, creatin, creatinine, total solids, albumin and sugar. The volume, specific gravity, total solids, acidity and ammonia were greater on the control diet. The animals on the deficient diet excreted a much larger percentage of their nitrogen in the form of urea than the animals on the complete ration. Uric acid, creatine and creatinine did not vary. Sugar was not found. Albumin was found in both cases, and appears to be a normal constituent of the urine of the rat.

Publication Date

1924

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

31

Issue

1

First Page

286

Last Page

286

Copyright

©1924 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Nelson, V. E. and McCay, C. M. (1924) "Metabolism and Vitamin A," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 31(1), 286-286.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol31/iss1/77