Effect of ageing process on the content of certain vitamins in rat serum and liver.
The contents of various vitamins were determined in rat liver and serum in animals at different age kept on a standard diet. The amounts of these vitamins in 1 g of liver tissue decreased with age and the levels of ascorbic acid, folacin and vitamin B6 were lower in rats aged two years than in those aged 10 weeks.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014803:Vitamin B Complex / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D014815:Vitamins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood
D014815:Vitamins; D014803:Vitamin B Complex; D014810:Vitamin E; D001205:Ascorbic Acid