Influence of dietary alpha-tocopherol on tocopherol concentrations in chick tissues.
1. The effect of feeding alpha-tocopherol (5 to 180 micrograms/g diet) for 24 days on the concentrations of alpha-tocopherol in various chicken tissues was investigated. 2. Tissue alpha-tocopherol concentrations responded to dietary intake in the order: heart congruent to lung greater than liver greater than thigh muscle greater than brain, and in all cases the relationship between the concentrations of dietary and tissue alpha-tocopherol was highly significant (0.997 less than or equal to r less than or equal to 1). 3. Plasma alpha-tocopherol concentration appears to be a good index (r greater than or equal to 0.910, P less than 0.001) of alpha-tocopherol status of lung, liver and heart.
Sheehy
P J
PJ
Department of Nutrition, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Morrissey
P A
PA
Flynn
A
A
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013848:Thigh; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D014810:Vitamin E