A biochemical study of vitamin B12 deficiency in the baboon.

dc.contributor.author	Verjee, ZH
dc.contributor.author	Siddons, RC
dc.contributor.author	Bharaj, BS
dc.contributor.author	Deana, R
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-10T08:56:50Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-10T08:56:50Z
dc.date.issued	1975
dc.identifier.citation	Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1975;45(3):273-83	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30535
dc.description.abstract	A dietary deficiency of vitamin B12 was produced in the baboon by use of an artificial diet. Deficiency was further aggravated by feeding propionate or ampicillin, as judged by serum, liver and brain vitamin B12 levels, and urinary excretion of methyl malonic acid. Reduced glutathione levels in the blood and liver increased during deficiency, while ascorbic acid levels were not affected, Brain and liver nucleic acids did not change significantly. Blood pyruvate and serum lipid factors were affected more in the group fed propionate. These results are compared with the work on vitamin B12 deficient rats and pernicious anaemia in humans	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en
dc.title	A biochemical study of vitamin B12 deficiency in the baboon.	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	College of Health Sciences	en