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DIETS deficient in vitamin E produce sterility in the male rat and ultimately extinguish the sex drive1,2. Preliminary observations suggested that the behavioural disturbances were not clearly related to, and dependent on, genital degeneration. Extended tests were therefore undertaken on 76 male rats reared on a diet lacking in vitamin E but adequate with respect to vitamins A and D and containing sufficient yeast.
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WIESNER, B., BACHARACH, A. Effect upon Sex Behaviour of a Diet Deficient in Vitamin E. Nature 140, 972–973 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140972b0
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