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FREDERIC W. SCHLUTZ, M.D.; HELEN OLDHAM, M.S.; MINERVA MORSE, PH.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1938;56(4):735-743.

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In previous studies¹ in this laboratory it was observed that the retention of iron by the infant decreased noticeably when the vitamin B₁ content of the diet was increased by supplements of wheat germ. The object of the work to be reported here was to determine whether or not the lowered retention of iron was due to a specific effect of the vitamin. The iron retention and hemoglobin formation found for a normal infant during periods in which the diet was supplemented with a solution of crystalline vitamin B₁ have been compared with those found in control periods during which no vitamin B₁ supplement was given. This comparison has been made at three levels of intake of iron in order to observe both the effect of the vitamin at different levels of iron intake and the effect of the different levels of intake on the retention . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CHICAGO

From the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Chicago School of Medicine.

Footnotes
This study was supported in part by a grant from the Douglas Smith Foundadation for Medical Research of the University of Chicago.

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