抄録
Urinary excretion of pantothenic acid and its correlation with various liver functions were examined in normal subjects and in patients with liver diseases. Correlation was found between pantothenic acid excretion and various liver function, especially, thymol turbidity test, serum cholesterol ester ratio, hippuric acid synthesis test and blood pyruvate. From these results, it was discussed that in liver damage there exists internally the abnormal metabolism of pantothenic acid and this abnormality is considered to play an important role in the disturbances of hippuric acid synthesis, α-keto acid and cholesterol metabolism which are observed in liver damage.
