Abstract
Summary
Survival of Cr51 tagged erythrocytes, autologously transfused, is severely shortened in monkeys maintained on Vit. E-deficient diets. Maximal survival times of 35, 45, and 49 days were obtained after monkeys had been on the diet for 349 or more days, as compared with about 100 days for replete controls. The shortened survival time, associated with anemia, could be reversed upon addition of Vit. E. The mechanism is discussed.
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