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1. Inclusion of orotic acid in the diet of young rats results in fatty liver formation. 2. Uracil and thymine, known to be synthesized from orotic acid, are without effect on liver fat content. 3. This effect of orotic acid is not counteracted by lipotropic factors such as folic acid, cobalamine, methionine or choline.
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