Publication: The Effect of Vitamin A and Protein Deficiency on Complement Levels in Rats
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1978-01-01
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15353699
00379727
00379727
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2-s2.0-0018184381
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Mahidol University
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SCOPUS
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Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Vol.158, No.1 (1978), 92-95
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Baedah Madjid, Stitaya Sirisinha, Adrian J. Lamb The Effect of Vitamin A and Protein Deficiency on Complement Levels in Rats. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Vol.158, No.1 (1978), 92-95. doi:10.3181/00379727-158-40147 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/13047
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The Effect of Vitamin A and Protein Deficiency on Complement Levels in Rats
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The role of protein and vitamin A in the maintenance of serum complement levels was studied using rats reared by a novel system enabling the synchronous induction of vitamin A deficiency and the stringent control of both the caloric and dietary protein input. Protein deficiency leads to a decrease in serum complement levels, whereas vitamin A deficiency enhances complement levels. Additional experiments to determine the relative rates of synthesis and catabolism of complement components in protein and vitamin A deficiency are required if the overall function(s) of these nutrients in determining serum hemolytic activities are to be fully understood. © 1978, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.