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Summary
When large amounts of niacin or priscoline were given daily to rats fasted for 5 days, an excessive excretion of urinary acetone bodies was noted in most of the animals. Niacin-injected rats had higher levels of liver glycogen, priscoline-injected lower levels. Total liver lipid was not altered by either drug. There appeared to be no correlation between the amount of liver fat or liver glycogen and the presence of excess ketone bodies in the urine.
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