Abstract
Summary
It has been shown that the adult female rat, whose growth curve has “pla-teaued”, can be made to develop an acute pantothenic acid deficiency when stimulated to grow rapidly by the continued injection of anterior pituitary growth hormone. The deficiency, so produced, develops more rapidly and is more severe if the deficient diet is high in fat. It is concluded that pantothenic acid is required for the synthesis of protein in the body.
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