INFLUENCE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON VITAMIN A METABOLISM : (IV) VITAMIN A CONTENTS OF LIVER, SMALL INTESTINE AND BLOOD SERUM AND VITAMIN A LOADING TEST IN CHLORAMPHENICOL ADMINISTERED RATS

Abstract

The vitamin A contents of liver, small intestine and blood serum were determined after one, two, three and four weeks feeding on chloramphenicol containing diet, and one, three, six and twenty four hours after an intravenous injection of 1 mg per kg of vitamin A to the chloramphenicol administered rats. Each experimental result showed no significant changes as compared with control groups.