Year: 1970
Type: article
Abstract: 1. Groups of female albino rats were given 12–20 mg of one of the eight known toco-chromanols in 0.2 ml arachis oil by stomach tube, and were killed 2, 4, 8, 16 or 24 h afterwards. The liver, spleen, heart, kidneys, brain, small intestine and a portion of striated muscle were removed from each rat and analysed for the tocochromanol given. 3. Maximum levels of the tocochromanols occurred in most tissues 4–8 h after dosing. In the liver the tocopherols were more efficiently absorbed than were the corresponding toco-trienols. In kidney, heart and muscle the percentage uptake of the tocotrienols was often greater than that of the corresponding tocopherols.
Source: British Journal Of Nutrition
DOI: 10.1079/bjn19700056
Authors: C. K. Pearson, M. McC. Barnes
Institution: University of Liverpool
Language: English
Subfield: Biochemistry
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2016258690