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Summary
The distribution of 51Cr in tissue fractions of various organs in normal rats has been ascertained. Induced diabetes in rats caused no major alterations in the organ distribution of 51Cr. However, the distribution of 51Cr in liver fractions was altered by induced diabetes or by the feeding of high-fat diets. When the rate of hepatic lipogenesis was normal or elevated, chromium appeared to move from the nuclear to the microsomal fraction of liver.
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