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. 1934;28(3):1076–1085. doi: 10.1042/bj0281076

The relation of the colour and vitamin A content of butter to the nature of the ration fed

The influence of the ration on the yellow colour of the butter. II. The carotenoid and vitamin A contents of the butter

Stephen John Watson 1,2,3, Gerald Bishop 1,2,3, Jack Cecil Drummond 1,2,3, Albert Edward Gillam 1,2,3, Isidor Morris Heilbron 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC1253300  PMID: 16745452

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