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The Effect of Thyroid Activity on the Conversion of Carotene to Vitamin A


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1 Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Medicine, Howard University, D. C. 20001, United States
2 Department of Biochemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, India
3 Department of Biochemistry, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India
     

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Johnson and Baumann' in 1947 showed that the thyroid status of an experimental animal had a direct bearing on the conversion of carotene to vitamin A. Since that time, however, conflicting reports have rendered this area less well characterized than previously believed.
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Kanwal K. Gambhir
Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Medicine, Howard University, D. C. 20001, United States
G. S. Ranhotra
Department of Biochemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, India
D. S. Wagle
Department of Biochemistry, Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar, India

Abstract


Johnson and Baumann' in 1947 showed that the thyroid status of an experimental animal had a direct bearing on the conversion of carotene to vitamin A. Since that time, however, conflicting reports have rendered this area less well characterized than previously believed.