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. 1975 Apr;59(4):200–204. doi: 10.1136/bjo.59.4.200

Plasma vitamin A and beta-carotene in retinitis pigmentosa.

W H Massoud, A C Bird, E S Perkins
PMCID: PMC1042593  PMID: 1138843

Abstract

Plasma levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene were measured by spectrophotometry in 39 patients with genetically determined retinitis pigmentosa, No difference was found between the levels in these patients and the levels in a control group.

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