Retinal folding in chicks enhanced by vitamin E deficiency and dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Retinal folding appeared in young chicks fed a commercial starter diet. The degree of this folding was increased when diets deficient in vitamin E and enriched with polyunsaturated fatty acids (encephalomalatic diets) were fed. The unique response of the retina and the cerebellum to the encephalomalatic diets is pointed out.
D000821:Animal Feed / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated