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. 1962 Jan 1;115(1):147–156. doi: 10.1084/jem.115.1.147

THE AMELIORATION OF HYPERVITAMINOSIS D IN RATS WITH VITAMIN A

Irwin Clark 1, C Andrew L Bassett 1
PMCID: PMC2137468  PMID: 13879694

Abstract

The administration of relatively large amounts of vitamin A to hypervitaminotic D rats decreases the toxicity of this condition as evidenced by increased longevity, better weight gain, decreased soft tissue calcification and by considerable improvement in the histologic appearance of osseous structures.

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