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IsfpegMieotajL iJjQino aad pied r^ts YJOF© usod In the ©scpeplEient. fSlOo© aafcitils wer^i daisied in ov^ oraa atoek colony or In tlao eoloay bolongin^ to th© ilniaal 13ut3?ltion Bopartment of the A.-jpieiiltmral Bjiperisaont Station at College a QFGQQKI St at© Qw? stocl: ajaimals havej, tmtAX this year> boen f@d for a. mcfo^r of geno^atlosn OB tho Ssiltfe, and Bin^ aodifieatios* of ghc?.iaa*s diot ;/13 (17) with tho addition of 5 gfa^-ja of loan Meet th^eo tiao® a wools:, X5 gp.asis of X^tttie© daily and 9 s^^Be of yoast \mQkly9 during pregnancy and l&qt&tion« This yoas? sorao ^©riationo havo. hoon aad© in om1 stocli diota ands as a yoaultg aosa© of the anlaals have boon roa^od on tho ahoiro diet.,, others on Shgjsjfaaa'g unraodifiod diet fX8)9 and still othojps on Stoenhools's stools diet (*k®) * All of th©so diets haim boon found adequate fos? aatisfactoi-y gs'Ofjth and ropro^ duation*, fhe animals isar© vjeaned •whoa twonty-on.® days old ©nd at twonty^eisht days of ag@ vmr® placed on os^t^isiSkEit.ijl i&®&a<a fM& %M. %Sm pwm'<$&&o fallowed "faf f&Qrmo&j mA falai©^ 14); s. tHLXX&m&e t3&'$®wrmm m<& irn^ia (20}-9 R<a«s© ®£ tn&lg&ts a^ tH© ^g£nn&»s o^ %h© ©3^©2?IS.* si@Btal. pe^lofi cms iwom BB to ^s gr'a?aafl feh© a^os'ag© tioi^t flae esp.triaeat©! p.©f£o4 ©ontiamai for tea tt oleirem ti?©Q&§, from tii© b®slimS.iig of1 the ttftoh mok $Q ths ©aa of tin© fourtdentu off fift@Qatli $$6te of th© ra^'a ISf©d %hl$ belag tfe© p©2»|©d tiai'iao wiai<§li fehe S'at ^©t/s mosfe •animal© 'cre^is al@@ eostitiisa©^ fOJp © p@rl@€l of SQ$ lomg©^ fli© rmte «7©r© kept in XmltwM'mX aetal 0sg0© y&tti iraal©©<a a^i5©©!! toefet©®© t© pswoniU topraffeagf* Sally eiai?© 6on©l®t©d %n f>©©0f©3?7 of fooi^ gi^iiig of fV©9l3 wa.to*'^ f©©€isi^ ©f pupileii^^tSj), ©ng. ®^l?iag obao^atsiosiQp Bassi yafciom riere giir©® f^0©l3r tout Qm'&fuX !?©©€ ^©ig&t© x^o^© mato* thB sasiia&lg tj©s»© wei@li©(S. uoolsl^j, ©3? ©ft©&©5p ivhoa n©©©eQaff.p- ©ad ila© aaoimS of f©©a ©oafiisaoA tma dotor* alnQfi and ^©©©s^Sed foi? the aam© ^©©!cS.f iategf^alSs Susp^ pl©m©2ita tr©!?© f©d dallj and isssaodiat© ©©aemiaptioB tJ©Q; ©tofeai?J©d ^y isitMiolding tmeaX diotg* fb© aniiaale tjer© dlsteibiat©d ©sni ¥^ri©ias ©sperS.^ montai di©ti witTa t?©ightp a©5t aad ©neoat^f all takoa isat© consldsration in order that aay iaflneae© &ao to thm® factors might "be ©Qualiz'od In each ©xporlmontal -stales* At %®mt slji anlmols were fed ©aoh typ© of ©siperimentai ratiottg. and in most e&3§a aordo 111 jpats wer© ls@pt upon the b&sal diet alon© -until gs?OTOtJi had ceased or a slight loss in wei'gjht h^d ocom^redc •This period rangad tfcm sal/on to sigst©©E! dmyso Follotrdisg thiat depletion period tho animals reeeivod the basal di$t with or vrithout tho addition of supplement a*, according to the ©xperinental serios in which the^r ^©r© plaeodb BaaAl Pif>ts ffwo basal diets w©r© used in tho easperimonto Diet Ap evolved by Uunaell (15) of tho TJ. 89 Bu« rcau of Horn© Eeonoaico, is es followss casein (B and G £pe®) -.-.-««—« 18^1 destFinizcd stayeh ■*-»*.^«"-«,«»^««. 38 v/hol© v/hito corn igromd! ■ =*"*=•«=' SO cod livor oil =»■»*»■*»».«•»»-.«=.««=,-.=* g Oshorne end Kondel salt mlsso^-^ 4 10(# Diet Bs used in the ShoifTiian laboratory as a diet free from hoth vitamins B^ and § iSff)-* was used in somO of the series? cod liv^j? oil i******?^*^^**^.**-^^.*!.*. g Osborn© and te©a^<al stlt ails**** 4 Mot A Is not coapletelir fpeod ffoa vitanin § Tbtat has Tjoen alio^a to Toe msffie&ently laefcing in this vite*' min to pffodme© th© syaptOBSf, stf'te^ a long period of tim©* tasually ©ttg'ibttted to d avitaulnosiei and it Is xmll adapted to ©sipe^itaesatal XSOTIS. in. whieti tho additive ©ff@0t ©f © foot aatez^ifil is tosiag ifcost©6.«> Ito saieetioa in pr©f©F©ne© to otliep vitenia G-^fro© Slots was mad© lb©*' ceus© owi3 laboratory does mot ftav© faoilitie® for est0H== sive pwaLfioatioa^ m.& up to tfe© p^aaont tis© no om© im-a foimd an ©atlrol^ satisfactory a©thod that doet not &»« voiv© great oap@ns#^ Frepag'S.tloa, airsol .Fuglficat.l.Qa .of ;€omatitiao|iti of Bsa^l. Biota CageiBo. Ivans and Burf (21) anS later P&taer aad Kennedy (4) found bettor growth ia a diot la wtalofe torn** iiQrelal oasoia was used th©a vjrith. the purified profimet, indieatiag that th© former profeabiy carries soa© of th© growth proraotisag vltarala. fhe^e are several aetliodt 9 reeoMaosacleel fey varioma nutrition laboratories foy th® purification of easeto* Ostjorn©, Vjakemaa and Pes-rf (2.2) * Sherman and Spoba (85) ©attract with a&cofoolo Falraei* and Itonrndy (4) also follow a method of aloofeol ©sxtraetioa after having prepared their casein froa rat; millc toy th© grain curd method,; HOI "being used ae the preeipitating agento Ohiok @nd Eoseo© (24). purify ©aselnogen by vmah*- ing in acetic aeM and then extracting with alcohol* The method adopted for our us© was e^olired by SteenboclCp Sell and lelson (tS) and has been used in other laboratories«, A preliainsry teat was made in our ovm laboratory to determine the efficiency of this raefchod in obtaining a product corapsrable to that purified for i;it®~ nins B and 0 in the Harris laboratories* The result© of this toet showed our caaein to be of like purity, 'pQ3itriniaed| Starch. Carbohydrates may be added to the diet in the fora of starch or deittriEu vary in this procedure» taboratoriei Osborne? llakeman and Ferry (22) use starch &nd have demonstrated by aany experiments that it furnished carbohydrate in a fora adequate for the nor* sasl nutrition of the rat* Sherman 123) ^ Kennedy and Palraer (4)a Willlsaas and Waterman (3) and Steenboek and Gross (26) daxtrlnlz© their starch<. • Chick and Hosco© (21); uae rice etarchd 'Phe method used In our laboratory Is that described by Palsacr and Kennedy (4t) in which the 10 aft©!* aoist©aiag i^lt^ ® IjJ ©itri© a©id aolutiom., Btrnttegfat was p2?©$a;r<s>a T>y meXts&ag f^©s^ creemez^ butter2 produced at 6>f>©goa Si^i&t© College flftiry? ^ & ^©fflpe^atw® t>©loti 60° ia^ doeaa^iag mud filtering thfov^a. e'todor^^nt ©ottoE in q>M©r tfeat the sotlte ««id tsratsoap pr©^** ©nt mi^fe b® FQiao'9ed« Bateof fenKft leanfety (S8) and Osbarae, UaJsaaitn amt Fewy (SS) used tMa motX^d^ Salt Siaifera?©« ■ ill'1 ■. ■':■! Os^orB© &nd ia©ftd©l Salt lalxtiupo (S©) tJes ^©©a ia the b&s&l diets» f&is ia OR© of the ©ell re©©gais<?i. salt aisttwres fos? aeoting the raineral requi^o*ment of tho rat* CQ4. 3-iyey oi,l (Squibb41 s) waa u&ed tiirougbcfut tbo esper^ient in tbe aai J>4 WB&I diets as'a eoupee of fitaaias A liatoorefcogie® differ as to their aettoods of addiag this tm%QT to the diet* Afereydp Chiek asad toseoo (@ aM 87) give daily doeeB of O«08 to 0«1 ®pedne« ^eryaaan anfi $fi«a&M (SO) gii?© 5 to 6 drops twice & week* Shersoaa aad aaadelfi (5E) ineiuded it as 2$ of the basal diet. Our saethod of foiadisagi) ineorporatiag it ae 2% of the Tbasial diet is followed TSy Uillltas a»d l?ateraan |S5)5 A^tm^fei5 (13), SSuneell (15), QuinE and Briaba^lt (54) and sberm&ft and Spoto IS3)« TShite ;Qorno The white corn (Champ White Pearl) used In th© ©speriment was o^taised frosa the Portlaad S©©# 11 Qomprnji, ?©3?tlfitnis Ovogonp ancl waa growia in ©mi" ova, XaboratOFy* fk© ecsra wa© iaearporatei fto s gotw©© of vitgtajia B]jj ana T?hile vitamin 0 is not ontiroly Xaekiag# its eotitmt Ms boon aho^n t© fe© tr^ipy 1O«J» Etuna©!! CiSl fonaa it euf^i«ientXj- low ia this i?itaaia to pye^mee ?©©@§siiso€ vitttaia f ddfioioncy syaptca®* Boso &ew&* Th.® vebaonB for the soiection ot boad peia^s a© a popssltsl©' tour©© of vitamin f hav© pjp^^ioiasXy b©©a stated* Beeaus© of the- other esp©risa©at.©l work l&o-isig doa© on p^a^-s iia ow? iastitutioa^ t*?© t7^j?6 abi© to obtate asid st^nddrft eomditioai,* 'fho ^ose pears ugefi ia tho ^speriaeat VIQ%>® hm?* ve&ted^ ifipda©^ aad stored uader th© dir^otion of th© Bepartaaat o? Hortieulttwo * in &66ard&ae£ with the pspft* cedtei3© no«r udeS fw mwkot pyaetiees« fh© pecure w@r© orddped thr©ttgh Kr* H^nyf H$.^teaa und ^©r© toft^veetod by th$ ?'ianaele Peking ®mpmy Qt n®&f-m&t> Oregon • III th© pears had b©iia baPVQdted by Bopt<sajboiP th© thirteonth aael placed la stp^ag© at the Somthera ©yagoa B^aaeh SsipQFim^at Station st & temperattspe of 58® F* fh© lot from triaiok th@s© ©aperimontal pears e»a@ v/as ©Sapped bf espr©©0.9 ar^iiriag in -QorvaXlld on lotemb'ef* tbo foiaftli* IsiiEeSiataly upon arrival» tho peas's wero plaeod la a T±pm%®$ ohambe? and ripened under tlm direction of P?» 12 Oscar DowA and Mr* &« L« E^gg of th© ftepafftmeat of BortS<» culture »■ feiapopature of th© ripening elaaabei" uass hold at approjclmateXy ©Sd Fo ^Sa© ripening proeeas tools sisi deyg* At th© ©ad of the period tli© peaFS vi?@i»© deliiFef td to Wimlsley5 g Gresmorf tTliar© thBj t^re JaeXS ©t approsi^ otatgly 33° F& for two ds»,ys2. end were them d©liiF©]p0«l preparatory to tb© flfying proe©s$* fta© drying of th© psgirs mts ioao tonder tia© 4ireo* tion of BSr*' Tfeoaag Onsdorff of tlx© Ho^tieultTar'al P^otoetB Dopai'taoiit, Ja preparation the pearu were cut lengths wise into quarters o fhoj were thon laid; on metal screens * with the skin aid© &Qvm so that tho iaaido wouia not fe© in contact with the metal o lestg they were placed in ®M Oregon fuanel EeQirciaiation Prtth© Dryer, which had beea preheated^ and were dried at a temperatiar© atreragia^ 160° F, (never in eiteeis of IBS'0 F*)«. Dry air \ms kepi aoving by a circulating <3raft at fthout 600 feet per min<* uto* fhe pears were allowed to: dry for ® period of 64 howrso After drying they ?i©re tightly sealeiol in zaaaber 2 1/8 ©ans and opened only for iamediat® u$©* Chemical aaalypii was maae on the pears by Mr.« ]>« S* Bullis of the Cheaistry Department of feegon state College« Eesults- of ash and aoiature analysis are ©hoim in the followingg 13 «00&94 ChXoriad c?>C3i><^a*,a^- ,OO0@f irwd© f^ti©^ *•*•« i*4s fte fniit was! ©^©i Mt a@1& pia©l04* ^ ©©apesit© samplO' of ©n© fmisftes* of Qmh of fi fftaits ims soei. f®^ the ©T&©^<Si ©aaiys©©^ ©u©©Lot ^#f @^ud© fil)<3i? vfkmn ©a© ^mss5* t©2? of ©ash of XO fg^itti vm© nm&» fall per^eatages WPISI oaleialated m %hG> im$h fruit tesiQa fhe aeietm0© eeateat ©I1 ^fe.© horn peog- tokm f^em ®mip 1Q& <8sp%®& Tfff tfa® ©bov© om^liiti©!! pwomBB xms tovm& %@ bo BfmfH ^tool-iayg)^.. yo.^Qfe uap u0©<& ©a a Isamm ©oii^e© of ?lt©®£ii t foi3 ©omffari©©!! with 5 IJ©®! la ^Ms fastas?* ®oMb&j?ge3P ©ai E.illio: CD 0l>s©g',?r©d bh&t tu®w® was B© daetstMSt&oji #f tJi© vitBaia $ 69at^nt -of yeast tfoea lioa^ei in tte €itat©©lg,f© at 15 pmmdo protsyy© far tt?o aad oa©* b^etwfojp©* j®mt for aiai feoapg at i?&f^©oa pe^ES© PW&QQW® ©bfcsia © fUbstmne© S^o ^om ^t'SaiBim S^ bw^ oosataiaiag titaiai^ ©» Hmit Is) ©btaimod deeired r@®mltsi vMm ©uttfli* elairisg ^oi5 .fopj3 how© ©^ 15 poiaaSc!. ^©s^w1©* ^ 14 ' tt&© ia@@t reeoiat ©sp©s?is©®.t&i ©orte on autoela^e®!. yotsgt m a ©©^<e© of .titomia © ia6A<e®^©Si tlia^ @i© Myir©®'©^ ton ©otte^atfatioa UIQ © faet^f, MB soao iffifteeats©. w@m tlao mtQutlom ®t Hililasaa and Wate^aaa ISO) o^^io^ on _a tli© ^11 of tb0 y©aat t)©!1©?© ®ttto©lii^ifig* ^ft.os5' sis feoiari auto©l^i?lng &t 10 p^imdi ^essiM5© la a ire^ w&te aeid ^.Itssais Bi bmt ©©fio^is losses of ^ItcMia ■§ were als® fensaad* fime^ whllo tli©Is1 vmtfk $M<W<$^ that lnytoogott ®®mzont%'&ti.oto TOS IOB imporfcawtj, tbey ostsbiighefi no better saotSaodg foip treating jeasst to Qo^feroy asffiisMa asROuuat$ &f ®J, aaift ■rstfiii.a a aasdmsa quantity of fit ©Balm ©* Boated (&) toatod yeaat eEti'aet fox3 oao hour at ItO^ 13 o -at pS 9e0 to 3P©t©la tritaaia § and shotJOdj thro'ag^ $>-&t"*$$>Qvib'h ojiperto^ati s that felaia faetoi3 ?/ae still prosQatin. YQm$« Su0C'©@0ful n?.estj?u^tlosi of th© $ factox5 wa,® only &#desa$liili©'d hf this ia^estlgatoF iafter & Sisi houE5 ositra©^ 0fe5,#k and Bo$©0© 1361 foumt feppr^ima^oly SOjl Aoiit2?u©tl0n of fltaala § whosi lisatiag y©ast fox" to© b.our© at a t^aporatiiiJ?© of 98*100° Co and at a pi 8*3... Th&j tm>*> tfeor found that yo@st at tlio normal, hydrogoia Ion coneosn^ tra^ieia (pi ftboat 5*0) snaffars no dotjgraiitta'bl© loss iia IB Ffoa this ©trideaed w feaw eoneMied tiliat faiato* elating ^y yeasfe for flira hows at 15 pounds pi^Siftaf© at fch© ^^igiaal hyd^Qgen iosa e^a^^mtFatioa Ij® 6^0| is siagv fiei©at foff |l©st3P©yi2ig th© '^ittaiala S-^ f©eto^ ©ind for r©^ taislng tli© f ylfcm&n m£il<B%mh f^F nosaal gror/tli wH©^ fod ©*& a leirO'll of O^S grases aailf^.. ftiat tills TOtiioi of omtodlafiBi i® ©ffoetii?^ nm inrthQw 60toniiii@4 la ou^ o^m. lafeof^ato^j %n a 0©s?i©© &$ pvQl$x&7i&vy %Q®b$ vh&n w$mpt©m& of polyneixxrifcia vmfQ %>®®,€kt2j 4©v©3.op-@<l oa a pwiflo^ tiofe f^l^t; B) 0«ppli$^ montod by tMs ©Tetoelated jesgs^* t&o faot that tlm ®8M.** tlon of ©utoelatoi yo^gt to tii#. Maal diet CMet .&) ©up^ plem^Bls 4t to til© ©gstenl t&afc ^Ofmal grdtjtfe %& o^talasd fuftfee^ iB^So&tos fch&fc ©w* method of itiit©elav|ag PMB p©r,im©nt,p was obtaia^^l fFoa th© .Fl«sitel»BEm Toelet' 0oa^ paiaf> 3K!0tr fork Olt^* follow©? f&0 aaalfsl© of tMs feast w^'s aQ moisfcw?© ?»44^fi px'dt^ia 48,0|l? fat l*f^j ^h© liy^-ogou loa ■eoaeoRtesttidB tyat found feo b©'pl 640* fhi© tms c&amg©€ to pB 5*0 mft©s» mtotelmlm^ .t^w f&fO hoi^e at 16 p&wM© p^eamr&o 0*S ^as® of tfedi tFielaal yeast furxxiahod; groutli wfeea add^d to a Tbasal diet oth©x»* PiQa of .Sapeg&iaeatal Soy log fh© aniraals were diirifieA Into tan groiips tAth to oio-tren s?at© la oadh aori©©* B$M \gMl© th@ ssaall raasab^f of aaiamls in oaeh g^©1^? preimsts tli© ds^awls^g of definit© csnelttsloasy tho rasttltg obtaiatd at least allot/ ©oytaia pi»6dietiong to b© s©d@« fv/o- gfoups of negative eoatroia tmro ®&t$bl±Bfo®®.<t m^ only hQQmx&B it uas desls'od t© S:©ei»© s|T«ptoms of © a^itiminO'Sis but p^laa^iiy to to^t th© # ^©fieiency of th© l&asal diet A* Series !<, Met ik aloa©o Series 11 o Sl@t S &l.©n©6 To provo that ®w tesaj. diet A oao ad^^iaat© -with the @3£"e©ption of a aoui0©® of ^Iteala 0^ tihr©© positive control ©©s?l©s T/oy© ©stablislaecJU B<S)V%m llio Bstsal df©t 4 pltis OsS grams of autoelaired yeast fed as a, daily s-appleaaBt <> fhis lev©! tes Tbeoa fotmd smfficioat fox» siap^ flying vitmin 6 hj Iteoyd and Houeo© (56) AJitmaysr (13} 9 Ssafies S?« s and €liiek and Eoseo© (36)* Basal di©t A plus a daily supplement of QoS'griias atttoela^ed yeast and OoS ^aas d^ied pear (equivalent to 4*15 ^«a@ 11 £a?e#h poar)* fb® p©w was aM©ta in thio cas©s £02? tlze purpose of dotenuiniiig if t&s "baaal ^.iot supplemented bj sutoclafcd yeast was adequst© ia itself foj? supporting siastiaiim grov/tl^ Sepios ¥o Boool diot B plus OoS «ytaBO of dried ygs&sfc fed ao' & daily stipplGxaent »■ I'irio rosaiuid©?? of the ©SEpeplpontaX seriG® v;a@ ooaeo3?23s©d with •tla© foodlBg of vwious lovola of dried ps^ aa a source of ^ivoiiin & a« daily aDipploaonts to tSio basal diet 4* SIio pear i^as foci vitlii tla© p-aypoa© of fictox^aiaiaga if po^si'olo^ tlio @aoimt of this food needoi. to prodmoo iii e rat? oil a diot Dtliortjis© dovold or aoaic>iy fro© .from vitoaxim 6^ a tlsreo grains gain per t/ools ovei* a period of ©igbt WO©IES« fMs is tiie aQa0m?e for a imlt of vitamin 6 tliat has "boon eafcaljlishod ia Slio2taan?0 la'oo^atorj afc CQXii5i%l& Wai^o^sity (30)« In the e^ront that tli© basal diet proved not to b© sufficiently doiroM of the 6 urifcasin to aaiBtaia a ©tstioaary noigSit tJiroia^iout tli© ©zperisoata]. periods at loast an aMitiir© effoe^ :aight I)© ofegorired t/fei^li viould. indi^ato th© relative rie^ nesa of "bos© poar as a souro© ©f fitaain 0-o TSius^ tfe© osjporiGicntal series wor© arran^od as follot^ss Series VI» Diet A plus '0*6 G^^^S dried l&ogsc pea?' (©qmi-Hraloat to 4*16 grass frosHi. poci11) fed daily* Soipies? VII* Diet A plus 0*76 ©pamg ^l^d pear (0<>23 gram fr©j3h) as a daily supplement.« Serio? ?lli« Diet k plu$ 1 gram driot pear |8a29 grama frosh) fed daily* Series I3C» Diet A pirns 1*5 gpcsa® d^iod peas* 'ClS*M graos fir©©!! p©ar) f«d daily<> RESUIffg .Series I » Basal Dipt Aa (fable le,] Xn observing Table 1 it will fee noted that they© is a nid© variation in th© gaina m^d© during th© S-week ©aperiasBtal period* It is alaeEm that tsiaiiaal ^ 1021 gained ©nif 5 g^asas and that animal ^ 1025 gained 36 gpsias dicing tM© period ow that 1001 made onlj 11*54^' of the gain made by aiiimal 1038. difficult to ©iiplaitio Such % wide vari^tioa i@ file aiaim^ls f/ere of the ^8m© sesi they rje^e litter jaate^j. they wer© ©ml)jested to esaetly th© same laho^atory aoiiditioasg and their diet Y<m&lLm& the- a©®© throiaghout the p®x»iod» f©fence eannot "be m.#©oj?ded %Q fisi,the's,mQr©^ the dif" the wide ^e^iatiOE in food intake sine© th© average feed ^onsi!»©d by 1025 was 39*3'?' gr©aia^ while that eonsmaed by lOBl averaged SY^SO .gr«sas or 906 8/1 of th© food intake of 1085« fhe -esplanation 10 will apparently have to be aotaght By ©tj^QPiring tb© t^-end of weights after the 8-W©Q1S pe^idds glvon tfeo BOIOVJ &VQ woigfets of th© two llttef' rmkm tfolh. plaeed ©a basal diet A aad ea^fiefi for 16 voolm^ a periofi twit® as long as that estahliaheei m espensental * SJo* $©js depletion jjoplod 5ep3SSg" '~TiSr* ^©i^t weight Height at ona Of 8«*w0@lc period Weight at ©nd of period Weight At ®n& &t 16*ii»e6lE period 1&«>X3@QIZ ? 1081 41 47 50 SS 59 ? 10g$ 3© 45 n 78 79 Caleulatins the srewag© gain mad©' hy th© txm aBimaltp it is fonmd that 1081 made 41S^ oS the gia&ia mad© by 3,085' O^OP th© 16«*©©©l2 period <s ■O.o^papiiog thia figm8© i?ith 11*0 fop tii© original estperSmoatftl period * it may be ohseirved that appa^antly the weight of aaiaal lOgS tends to he lolled off and more aearty approeehea the low ^at© of gain ehara^teri^tie of 1090# Flgupes show that pfaetifally the sarae g©im wa^ sad© by the animal® dttfiag the 8*- to IS^week period* the fa@t that the airer&$6 gein fo^ this aeries it approssiwately $ gr&nd 11^93)' Indicator thats (1) the eonetituents of the diet are not entirely freed from ^itamifi §8 IS) that a^mie oth^f* growth promoting faetor i@ present« ©r (3) that the eaaperiseatal animal has bodily reserved of « gwowth promoting vltest&n« 20 There are at least tx:o possible sources fot vitamin 0 in tho foaaai diet, the casein and the rhito- corSb Soidherger and Ma assoeiates (40) showed that cageia still siay have pellagra-preventing value after "being leached in acidulated uater for a i^eelc i7lth the tmtei" changed daily. Chick and Roseoe {84) believe that they can render their casein practically free from vitamin d only after prolonged extraction with 80 or ^®jl a©idifi©d alcohol.„ drying and roasting for S days at 1^0° 0o It was ehoiTn In this laboratory that & purified diet 5 in which -©as©in tma the only possible aouree of tho © vita* min^ preduoed a less in weight of 8*4 grass and death i^ithin a $lx week periodp thus indicating that the diet was. practically free from vitaain @. It has previously .been mentioned that Munsell |15) found whit© corn to be not entirely laeking in vitamin ©^ touts sufficiently devoid of it to produce 0 deficiency symptoma^ Even though the weight eurtes of ahteal© on "basal diet A show a little aore grot/th than maintenance through* out the experimental periods, observation of the other ex**periEaental series vdll show that growth vms restricted to a point decidedly below noraalj, and that when supplemented v/ltli autoclaired yeast g, a proved source of vitamin G9 the rate of weight increase was 8^*94$ greater than.on hasal diet A un3uppieaented.fi 21 Syaptons of vitaTiln 0 cleficleaey roeordod hj In* vestlg&tors have feeon somevyjiat/ varleclo O-oldbei'gof and LI Hi© (1) publlalaM th©lr otoa^r vat Ions In 3t©g6 la whloh they records arrest of growths a t©adoncy for the li&t of th© ©yes to adlo.oro togetherj, and often aa aecnaula* tion of dried oooretlon on. tli© narglns of the- llda? & losi of fur which usually fceeon in Irregularly distrlb^ ut0# patehea^ often first noticed on-th© side OT over th©top ©f th© h©ads the aides or S'ront of th® no€k or in tli© regions of the sheuldes9®«, in mm cases resulting In ial« aiO'St tosiplete denudations the devclopca^nti of d©r$A&tifc!jp tyith OF without the loss of fuj» on various psrts of th® hodys definlt© reddenins and thickening of the ears with a yelltmish incrustation of dried sertM* In a fevi case©, it was ohservod that the sniKala presented a linear fie*» surlng or uleei'atloa at the angle© of the moutho In a somewhat larger nuxaher of cfises there lira© observed &. lesion $.t th© tip of the tongue,. two oasei.o Diarrhea ms noted is The shortest period recorded hy these %n** vedtlgatorg. in which dermatitis appeared \.ms approxi** mately ©even wee!f®« Ohick and Hoscoe i%7) described the condition of rats on a diet deficient in vitamin 0 In the following manners '^he body weight was usually saintninedj, but the antoals were in poor condition^ they were thin ©nd active p with romsla coat acd with 'ar3.ne slightly blood stained * Loss of hair took piece aad red InflaKied patches of s1;in appeared on the nose and on the backs ®£ the fore feet,, uMeh later "became edemcitous» There tms a marked oonjunotivltlu had in some caaes the ea^s alao became fed and thickened? The inflamed areas opyead ami often Involved the hind legs and whole areas arotmd the nose .and aoiithi soaetimes the cheat fee cam© has?© and ia~ flasefis fhe anlsals survived 2 to 5 woelc# or looser la thle caMltion feefor© death oeT/aired* On pest aiortem examiaation there uas no definite aacroseopie signs esi" eept a veyy rrnhealthy condition of the whole alimentary tract9 especially in the sraall intestines which shoued signs of atrophy of the mucus aembraa© and often con** talned blood-stained laucous,16 'Chick and Hoscoe (84) later reported that on a basal diet gmppleaaented with Petes,'(,s antioeuritiQ concentrate as a souree of tritmsin B^ but free from vitaaia 6j \'yeights of yoimg x^ats w®v® kept nearly eca^tant for three months or r.ior©fl: with fair appetite and no outeard sysptoiag with the e^eeptlon of skin abnonaalttles siaiilar to those previously dcscrifeecU Sherman and Sandels (SS) reported that when, vlt&trlm 6 XJ&B restricted within certain limits 5, pellagra "like s^aptoms appeared slailar to those deacribed by doldberger and Chick and RogcoOs but thQj fmth.®® pspo^ted that ia ©gg@.s of tJaost complet© deprivation ©f this iritajalBj aeath frdqueatly oectuwed tslttout- the ^<s?©I©p®oafe of ©oaspldiecma skin Bfrn^trnma Sewrs s^siptoma of § avi^aainodie ^eoardofi bg? th©so inv^etigfttova Ijave not te©©B obad^ved in ©tar lato* oratory tout som<0 of the ehapaetdpistie esrsiptoaa bave notod=. 1J<S«©SI puling the 8-t!r©©fe osperiaemtal period^ tho only di-seos'isibX'© reactions to § defi^lene^r hav© b^on the lot? yate of grouthp siuggisbnes© of novemeatta ant sppai'satlf a Imming o$ iritaiitfo Ad th©. imimaiis hava been ci&pffieS, ©a 01?©^ a perioa. vf several iaQ2ith@,s othep otaapacteriBtiOB lm^© sppeafofi* fh© sfein boeemes ^y ana the fuu? losog Its Imst©^ and f^ll© out easily« Sluggieimea? becomeo ©ton naop© apparent ©s th© psyiod l©agth©sig». Bjmsj. t&il® and fe©t touo taleon on yath@3? e blisiaSi easita Autopsies performed at fch© end of the 8*weok disperiseiat^i p0Fi©€ shov; fiQ definite ®im® Ot 4«fi«ion*y ^eoept that all organs apples4 to be under^i^ed* just as the animal is ra* tarded in ©poritho fh© fact that we did not obtaim symp** tc«i$ found by previous inirestigatora may be eaepl&ined- b^ a ator9 of vitigifflln § in the sniaual body;s. by a low vitfimin © ©ont^nt of the -^orn diotp oy by tho pre$ene« of dome other fasto* asaooiatod t?ith the 0 vitamin* 24 6.®gie>Q . £1» Basal Blot B.jlaelgimg yitaaiauB Bi aad 0)0, fMs series tuas introduced fOF ths* purpose @f test-^ ing th© eaa©in a^ a possible ©owe© of vitamin 0* E©t' suits in fal>l0 II «how tlm% a Fsipid d©elia© in o$igh.t (to average of 8 .-4 gr®sas) result@d xsh^n aaiiaaXs rj<sr© r©strieted to tMs di©tp. and that de&th od^'orrod vjit&da a 6«*T?;©©J£ period* ?Ms t/ould indicate tliat ®m> method of cas©in purification vjas aatisftetory and that the animals reserve $tor© of vitamin © t;as aoon oxhmistod if placed on 0. diet lacking this factor^ From these results it would appear that corn is proMbly the only constituent of hasal diet A $hich contains small famouttts of vitamin $♦ .Series HI* BasalMet k plus Oo5 grams of witoelaved yeast* ■■■r»' ; .'■ ':"..'., .ini (fahl© IXI.) ■ ■ iL.nir..' m,,/,, '., -.-.I.-.IV ■u.v..-;'. -..M, I I ,t,ir I Observations of the weight charts and table® for this series ihcra that the addition of GoS grams of auto« claved yeast to basal diet A supplies a .growth factor to such, an eiitent that normal growth is ©btained-* Average gains for this series show a x?ei@ht iacrease of 14*69 grams per vioek over the B^vimlt period^ which ia well t?lth<* in the atandsard ©stahlished by aany authorities for normal growth* Further observations of these figures ^ill shot? that the averag© grouth on this aeries (14*60 grams) traa 25 seven times gipeatoy than tlm% obtained from fcedimg basal diot A mi9uppl@ment©d (1692 gFami!)s further Indicating the efficient of autoeliaiFtSid yeast in providing vltmdm @ t7h©a fed e% © levoi of 0.0 srem«* ■Sapjea ZVP Basal Diet A plus 0*6 grfnasof autaelMM yoaat plus.Q-aS*.ggaiaa pefeya , (Tabl© XV°); fia© lnc^tu»i<m of this series In the experlmeatal plan 1730 fop tbe ptjff'pose of detorminlng wiiotfeer the ftddl* tlon of 0.0.5 greaas of autoela^ed ye^st to the basal diet, A pi'odue^d laa&lsawsa growth, ot whothog0 furtliei* ©dditioa of vitamin ©j &$ suppllod by pearp would produce added lri«* ereaa© isa i^elght* 4t the present time Indications a^e that the ©ddltloa of OoS gram® of dried peas? have a supplementarf ©ffeetp predueing an added soaount of .^owth* Average gala obtained from, this ■aerios tms 19^56 gfisigs while th&t ebt9.itted from bas&l diet k with Q+5 g^asua of autoeliivei jeast as the only supplsaent was 14*69 gFa©i« fh© g^o^i/th on basal diet & plus autoelaved yeast vm mlf ^^e^fs, of that predttced vhen 0*6 gram® of pear ©er© added» fhis faet indleatei that the pear Is supplflng some limiting factor In the diet which Is 6 growth fact©** Such a conclusion as this can hardly be drawn due to the fact that vm are. eoaparlng four anlsuaXft In series VI with nine animals In seriee ZH* SISJ litter mates are still 86 ■being uonttnu©& oa'tbt^ diet in order that the nmil)©!0 of ease8 Till! be sore ooxaparafol©« Xndioationa ir<&a tMs group, wMch has been on %h.e diet for a period of 5 t?o@ks.p would se&a to $h.avs that th© addition of pear to this pooitlve eontrol group (bssai diet A plma 0*8 grems fttttoeiaireid yeafitt) has ao smpplesientary tff^ete *PJB& average gain p©r tjoak fro® these two eyries at th© ond of the $<* I7©6fc period t!?©e ad&nti«al <dl*40 groans)/,, flits would indicate that tho msutiUmm amoaat of vitamins. Bj. and 0 wm supplied In th© positive control frompc- all ssdontial growth faetor-s Tb©ins Frasent* I3r©fjiag ©onoliuiioas froa & period of this langtb of tima is the practloa ^dvo€at:@d by Akroyd and E0®'a©9 (©) in vfo&tta they disr^gtrd the first woels's growth and w© aiforage vj^ttf growth during th© fallowing 4 imsolss e^ th© ©t-anderd for ©oaparlsono Sher^ man (40) al^o ^tatea that eamevcvtB mnpubllshod data iadl-* cat© that an ©xp@rCental period torainating at the ©nd of 4 or 5 waoks glvos better result®.* fhl© was found to be particularly advisable whfcn fractions of food produeti rather than the natural materials were being tested for their vitesain § values« telai^^Sigal Bjet, B plMQ®>&^mmjf dried yeast * (fable V«) Since this basal diet substituted with 0^5 srsaii. 27 of dried yeast ims been found gatlstacto^y for normal grotf/fciu Tills series was introdiseod as a elieck against other positive control series.» Driod yoaat as a source of yitaaia Bi Ms ^©©a raeognizM for goia© tiiaes and its value ag a sowco of vitaaia © is noi"/ apparGato In 192© it vm& rBportod hj Akroyd and Sosco© C9) to ooataia B to 10 Akroyd«Hoscoo iritamin 0 imita pas? gras fth© amount r©quired daily to maiHtain a weekly gain of 11 to 14 grams)« 'Quimi* Whalon end Hartley (41) found 10 to SO Bourcula units per (3 to 0 gspmt® gain r/oekly)-* QTQM The figur© for aimr&ge gain of animals in gorioa V, 15405 gnaasj, indicates that this diet ©doQuatoly suppliod vitfflain 0* S®rl®gi yi,, Sa.gal Met, jk pte-s; 0»S grinae of drie4 peag*. .(Table ?Io.') fli© poar was ©dde>d daily to tii© fosmol diet as sa soure© of viti&ffitn © according to the method® outlined under experimental proeedmreu Observations of Table 31 ■(Suaasary Table) ahot) that the negative ©ontrol group on the unaiipplometttgd diet A made an aferag.® gain per of 1692 grams? TSQQU tlSaen 0*5 grams daily dosage of pear was fed in addition to this basal di©t9 the average gain wag 4*70 grams per week or approximately a gain 2«5 tiaioa greater than th© basal diet alone* ■Series VJX*. Basal Blet Aplmg^O^ys dgled peeo*» (f a^lg .Vn...) The growth flgtares of tM© g^emp are of v©l«© fof cs^parlaoB luitfe those of both the M^al dl©t uasmpplo"* mantels *aM T/koa supplementetl by •©#© gi»ass of' dried $&&,£? It Is ahouM that ©bout four tiro® m$ mu^h. gain V&Q aacid© animals- of this aerisa a© by those of serioa I (basial diet &.).» ^h© afOTag© gala of aes1!©® 1 (lol1^ grasas) is cositfastod with foS grsras foy this s-ofies*. Observatioa of ava^age weight for serioa fl (4-a70 gp-asBg} and ©epie© fill (f^S g^^oie) indicate that with the feoding of a fourth ffior© peas? 1*6 times the aaouat of gato is obtaiaedoSefieta Itll«, . Sa&fil, Mot A plus 1 .gram sd.pefijc.rt . (T&bl© ?I.IX.} tn ooaipax'in^ the grotrbh figiaFO^ of this groiap with those of previous groups it siay be seen th&t the rat© of increase' is' not in the game proportion as that found foe** tween series ^1 and VII* fh© a®aisaption would seeia to be that at this leirel the point inhere vitamin 0 is adequate*ly supplied is more aearly apppoaehedj end on a higher level the gpowth deficiencies exhibited by the lack of the vitamin f/ould undoubtedly be less* fhl® viet? may be strengthened by the fact that the animals in both series consumed approstiaate-ly the same amount of food* ¥aria- 29 ti©»3 In results in series VII and VIII nay have been iafluoxwecl toy tli© wt&o variation In weight a at weaning aad e.fc the 8D-day period when animals ■depletion dl^t? VIBTB placed on a Difforoncep In the grotrfclb, rate mlcht also hswe bo©a duo to the differenoes In the diet of thf Koth©^, -as. variation in stock diots- did oecw8 v/Mch hav© previouoly been digeussedo These ar© 'factors wMch coul^ not irery vi&ll be controlled ift oixp laboratory due to tho fact thot tbs nmbeir of atrailable aaiaals vms not largo onouch to discriairiet© carefully $.s to ancestry and vj©iglit<j It i® felts, howovorj that more anlnala need to be Included In this espertoental 8©rl©s before a final undorstanding'of th© rosults can b© obtained.*Series ¥&<>._ Basal Diet ii plus 1»5 jgrmis of dried pear, Ifablo X%») fiiis ©a^Qriiaental sorie® ser^e® to strengthen many factp uhleh ha^o previoa$ly been obsorv^d? It is foimd by # study of figures concerned with weight gaina that the Increase is about five tiaes that aad© on basal diet A (® grams in contrast to 1^92 grma)* It is also s'een that it is about twice that mad© by animals t/hea 0*5 Q^miB of dried pear supplemented the basal diet (9 grass in contrast to 4#7 grams)" Further9 It is oh-* served that animal a in this series siade a gain about m tt/o^tMi'de as gr©at as that aaado by tla© ppaltSv© control series ill C© .^aais and 14*69 grama).* jStatmnary of Beauitgo (Igabl© % and Chart Xo) fabl© X anfi Cbjart 31 illustretd the eoBparatlve r^« mlt,& obtained upon ©acla of the diots- ueed In this In* vostigafcioEj-s It v/ill b© not©d that Increasing th© amount of p®ar ©ifldoatly supplied Incroaaing aanounts of vitamin Q and mov& nearly approached the vitasnln & content of autoelaved yoastc Since weight incroags© is in proportion to the l@if@l of pear fedj> it is possible to approximate a unit of tritasin & oontainod in bosc ptar* fh© airerag© gain for the four levels of fooding Is found to be 4*96 grama above th© gain mad® on th# b&sal diet k alone* fh© 1*0 graa level of feeding is tbe inid<ae level of the $ori©0 establishedo. Thoroforo^ 1*0 gram of pear ^uppiamentiag baial diet 4 will produc© approximately 4«96 graai in weight« translating thi© into Bour^uin units (s grams gain per week), it is found that 0o$9 graffiB of dried poar (4*64 grgsES of fresh pear) eontain a unit of vitamin &■■« h aeoond ©valuation may b© made between bosc pear and autoelaved yeast in providing vitamin ®« Eforaal growth equal to that obtained when 0*5 graias of autoelaved yeast supplemented basal diet A (Mo6© grams) might have been attained if approiiimately S grame of dried pear {0097) OF S4«8T gptsne of f5?aila pigaE9 tj©r@ fod as © d&lly suppleiaeat .to basal diet A* l-e it has "b©©i* dleeaosast^ated tlaat ©om ©oatalns iriteaaSn Bl sine© no polyneupit&s deveXop$d when fed a® 30JJ of tli© di^« 0* fh© islait© COIPB •«$©4 la th$ ■oapertoont t^as not ©ntar^ly fap-ee f^om viteoin f* & gatta isn wdigkit epprosci* mating 1»© gpoias pe?? weals was olitai^ed oirey th© 8«n7(3©k ©xpefimental p©^£©do 3<s f®mt £Q# Amtoolaved yeasts obtained foj autoolaving dr^ © hours at 15 pom^B pw<D®®m& at th© opiglneX hjdr©g©a ion concentration (pH 6oO)5. v/ban fod at 0*5 griM level supplomeiitt v/Mt-o corn in vitamin 0 and normal growth can ^© ©tetained* 4* When vitamin Bj. is adequately supplied 'bj vihtt® carnp viteain 0 is fwnished by hosQ pear in tho sam© ration a® the quantity mxppliisd in the diet* ttoa greater the maount of poar th© greatoi0 the gain* dp- Wnder th© conditions of this investigation it appe&rs that'0»59 grma of dri©d pear f4*64 grsmis of fyosh pear) eontainp a Bourquin unit of vitamin Go 6* t% is "believed that nonaal growth might hav© been obtained had th© pear fcoen fed at a higher level* Approstlmatoly 3 grams of dried pear (2.97 gnams) or 30 g4:<. ST %vm® at tebsih. peasf would fe© ndOosBary to prodw© geovith. ^qual to that obtained ff©® the eojp» basal diet ■0«,ppl#a©iit©a W 0*6 g?sms of A«toe3L«iv«& fO&St <X4«69 I*, flat SHppleaentas5^ ©f^^t of "boft^ peax8 In providing vit&u&n © ^0 # tosal diet la wMeh iritaaia Bj was smppliet iby eorn has 'be&tt $ttw3iod# go Sevoip© fi^mptome. of © a^itanttiBOsis recorded tof inveatlgatws wer© not oMaim©6' dtirlng ttoe S^tJeek ©sspe^i* mental peylodp but lafirea©© in grox^/tli was low (3L*9S groii? per veok!} o 3, Increaaed amotmt^ of p$ar as a smpplement to tii© biftoal diet in vMefe vitamin Bj naa supplied resttXtdd ia increases in growtli rat©* 4- 4 tantaftive figure is auggaat^d ss a unit of vltmaln Q in boae poa?^. 33 BIBLIOGRAPHY Goldbergart 3* and Xiillie* H* B« A notQ on an ©sperlaQatal pellagra^llk© condition tn thQ albino rat* UP SO pHfe0 Health H©pts* 41„ 1085 11926) 2«t Smithy K« Z« and HoncbciclSo $• 0» Same nutrition ostporiaonts Viflth 152*0002*©* yaast tjlth espeei^i referent to it© v^luo in smppXeraentlng contain deflcleneita in . catpordmemtal rat-ions* ?» S* Fub* Health H©pts, 4X8 201 (1026) 'th© ooaiooait©- nature of vitamin B* 3?poc* Soc* Bsptl» Biol* IS©do. e§& 1 {1927) 4». Falmir.9- to So and S©na©%s C» fbo- fimdcBioataX food roquiremexits for th© gyo-ortfo of til© ?»ato. I& g^ot/tM ou a siiapl© diot of purified a.mtz'ieats« ^0 BioX* Cfefisa* Tis &91 CX©2f) II o fli© ©ffe©t of v^piatiom in the proportion aad quaXity of ^©eognlaecl amtri.eatt* J* BloX*. C'heaio; 75^ 6X9 (19S7) 5o Hu»ts Co BU ^h© cosplcss natm3© of iritaraiB B aa found in I'/Saeafc and eopa* 60 Heado^j,. V« ■ il s^eoad th©x»aoIabil© yater-sioXubX© -accessory factor n©0©s.sary for the nutrition- of the rat* Bio-die®* JT* SSa 680 (1©29)| 7o ReadeFj ?P F•ts,tll©-z:, ©videnoe o^ a tMrd accessory ^B53 factor* Biodaemo ^o 84, 77 (X0SO-) 80 Chick« 3S, and eoppingj, A*. tU f£© compooit© nature of the water-soluble witamin Bo Bloch«m* lo 24, 1764 (1930) Alsreyfi, t?»-Sl» and toa^QOi, DI» I*, fa© distribution of ^feasaiii ®g la ^es'tais 10♦ MrnQQa' S*-tI« ©aa iosais eospafissoa of tlie aut^iti^© valuo of whole &&©&•& on^ yMt© teo^4« 111* Ioasla&as S* ana Saiaerj, ©♦. Ho Bmi ©sfeaot as a goia^o© of vitmln &a S» Agj?« Bos©«efe 40, S*?? 11930) 13♦ j2iSta©jep? I* B« A !3tii% of the tltsala B easipleii of i?Gd ^4 gtutration 2, 363 |1©3©) (|T!3|3)po©©i eomioetion bqito&©a liwdsi pellagra« IBs n^asell^ 1* E* ffh© viteajia Aj Qe 0# enA © aoatoat Of J* lorn© Booa* ||9 680 fliSO) fitaisisa '§ izi c&i'feaia seats ®IMJ sidaw Bj^ #0 &gj?# Kaaoeapeij 41, SOS fisso) XB$>rovdd 3?e^© of gjpootJa of utmis albiao^9 KutJ?ition 1, 179 (1SS8) 18<. Sh©psaaB-j, B* C» and Kviilfi©Mj tU foo4 supply0 SI* fii© Influence of l?oeid up©n aothey and 3,0v Sto^nljoelt^ S* ' & aatlsfaetofy rsitloii. fas* stock a?at$» *SfSj© offset of pS eoat^ai la fch© outo* elating of jrettat ^Ith s?^sp'©et to tli© iritsiEjin B factor's.* •jr. Biolo Chom* 8a3 SSI {3.939) 81* SvasiS'a. H« 13* sad Bmr^? 6* 0* saatlse'ttritie Yitwaia B @B# the stm^Qly J* Bl^X, Cliosa, 77^ 0§1 11038) ^» Biol* C&eEH ^P 331 (1919) ik ^itieal Investigation auS5 c® pppiiestiosi of the rst^gspost-ii sQtlio^ f^s tli© @tu% of t-S* OMctefr ®* and ]%oeeoe« 12* S» Th@ effect wpaa yoting rat© of vitamin Bg defl-oteaesr ©a^ a aothod for th© Ijlologiec assay of vifccsalti ©.g0 A modified' t®otoi«ju© ia -^Itjtei ms© of th© r&t SOW' tho dotoyaiaatioas of ^itcsaia B. #e ©loX* 01j©a» m« 399 (10SS) 06* StQ©nboekj So sad 0r@ss^ B* ©<* Fat solttbl© ¥itoaaiii» SI P. fh© f©t solubl© vife.iseaia contort of roots' togetfe©^ with ©®Q0 otosei'imtiojmis oa t3jj®is? tEjater^golnbl©' ^itaaia Qontenib« Jp. Dlol. Cbea* m9 SOX {1S19). OoiapositQ aatttre of u^teysoliablo B "Htaaissu SiocijQa= J. Sis, 698 (11987) m 28* lJ&JMer& L* §* and Sexmody* ©* Tk© fzmflasaejatal ^ood ^©^mi.rcsents for til© 29« 0$l9orndA 1% B* end H©ndel# L« S* aacl its willing o^sducta* J* Biol*. Cheau 37, 57E. {1010) 30* lla^ayassn;, E» &* acid '^gmaraaoad^ t* C* fh© ccmcentration of vitstiain BgcBlocboa* J,. 2^ 19 {19W) ffe© Inflitoae© of diffospeut a&aple© of ^eaaoiiJ0 on vltaaila tost©*. St*. UlaesiGaa? H«. Co aa;". Sandelsa £J« B* FnptSl©!* expcrisieatai dlffo^e^iQtloa of j« EutylUosu Ss I©* 4a OSS Cdaa. 1031} 538 t^iilimia^ So E» and fvatos^iaxij E» U* the t^ipoytlt© natiiyo of iriicaain B* • ffe© vl-teaalsi eos&dxit of uaitQd Mils* <Jo mm Ee« B|, 183 {f©fc. 1930) 35» Shoyaiaa.c !.■ 0« and i^feia&y<$r .> #«■ II * £, qu&sifci'fc&t&iire 0tii% of tlm proaloa of Eeat otatolllt'^ of ttio {aati.*-dGs?siavlte3, BiochCB» <lo S4, Ho^ ls. 3.Q5 (1©SC " 37, fiSjersnon, t2« $• Clioiiiiatry of Food and. Jluteitioa* 3rd Bd*s p, 405, f'M vitaala B2 content of eeyeala aa^a the supposed eonnectioa between hsusaasi pellagra* 39*- ©diab©i'S@i? st ^«? 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