Abstract
Summary
From the results given it is concluded that the relative amounts of uric acid, non-protein nitrogen, creatinine, urea nitrogen, chlorides and sugar in the blood of xerophthalmic animals are not striking enough or constant enough to constitute a decided change. Further, the hemoglobin and red cell count are not sufficiently altered to show specific lesions in vitamin A deficient animals.
It is believed that anemia does not result from lack of vitamin A.
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