THE UBIQUINONE AND CRUDE STEROL CONTENT OF THE LIVER WITH VARIATIONS IN THE INTAKE OF TOCOPHEROL IN THE VITAMIN A DEFICIENT RAT

Abstract

Some non-saponifiable constituents of rat liver have been studied in animals differing in their nutritional status in vitamin A and E. Liver levels of ubiquinone were negatively correlated with the vitamin A status of the animal but not with the vitamin E status. The crude sterol content of the liver was not affected by variations in the intake of either vitamin, except that there was a slight but significant increase when vitamin A deficiency was pronounced.