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Feeding 1% quercetin in the diet induces fluorescence in bones of rats when such bones are viewed under ultraviolet light. Fluorescence appears the third day of feeding and persists at least 6 weeks after cessation of feeding. Nature of fluorescent substance and mode of its deposition are not clear. Magnitude of fluorescence appears to be related to bone growth. Possible uses of this phenomenon are suggested.
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