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. 1937 Jan;31(1):179–187. doi: 10.1042/bj0310179

Vitamin A and carotene

The effect of the administration of large amounts of vitamin A on the vitamin A content of the hen's egg

Ethel Margaret Cruickshank 1, Thomas Moore 1
PMCID: PMC1266906  PMID: 16746308

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