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Dietary Vitamin K Requirement of the Rat
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NutritionDietary VitHuman GrowthCaloric RestrictionExperimental NutritionK RequirementBody CompositionDietary IntakeMale RatPublic HealthHealth SciencesAnimal PhysiologyNutrient PhysiologyAnimal NutritionClinical NutritionNutritional ResponseEndocrinologyMicronutrientsVitamin K AntagonistsVitamin NutritionNutritional RequirementPhysiologyMetabolism
The dietary Vit. K requirement of the coprophagy-prevented growing male rat was found to be 0.1 μg/g of diet fed as Vit. K1. This requirement satisfied the needs for maintainance of normal plasma prothrombin levels and for growth.