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DAM and co-workers1 have studied the effect of methylene blue added to various diets in the rat, and suggested that the drug can perform some of the functions of vitamin E. Dealing with young rats, they described an inhibition of growth ; but no organ appeared to be especially affected.
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FAJER, A. Effects of Methylene Blue added to a Low Fat Diet in the Mouse. Nature 180, 1054 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801054a0
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