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IT is a well-known fact that β-carotene is converted by mammals into vitamin A, which is stored in the liver. As vitamin A-acid is biologically active1, it seemed possible that this substance might also be converted into vitamin A. To investigate this question the following experiments were carried out.
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Nature, 157, 190 (1946); 158, 60 (1946). Rec. Trav. Chim., 65, 338 (1946).
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ARENS, J., VAN DORP, D. Activity of ‘Vitamin A-Acid’ in the Rat. Nature 158, 622–623 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158622c0
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