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When rats on special rations were injected simultaneously with alloxan and boric acid, the deleterious effects of the alloxan were reduced. Only a few animals showed mild diabetes while alloxan alone produced severe diabetes in all cases. Survival for 7 days in animals receiving a high-lard diet was raised from 10% to 80%. Intravascular hemolysis in tocopherol-deficient animals on the high-lard diet, always severe with alloxan alone, was absent or mild when the boric acid was given.
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