Liver vitamin A stores in chronic alcoholism in rats: effect of propylthiouracil treatment.
Administration of alcohol to rats through drinking water for 8 weeks produced a significant decrease in the liver vitamin A stores without causing any change in the plasma vitamin A levels. Treatment of the alcoholic rats with propylthiouracil for 2 weeks restored the liver vitamin A reserves to control levels.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011441:Propylthiouracil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
D014801:Vitamin A; D011441:Propylthiouracil