Abstract
A definite amount of aqueous emulsion of β-carotene was injected into the femoral vein of a dog whose liver had been damaged by CCl_4,and the determination of serum carotene, vitamin A alcohol and its ester contents of arterial and hepatic venous blood was made before injection and 5,30,60 and 120 minutes after. The amount of β-carotene taken up into the damaged liver was larger than that in the healthy tissue. Carotene taken up into the demaged liver was hardly converted to vitamin A.
