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Chronic Riboflavin Deficiency in the Rat. I. Ossification in the Proximal Tibial Epiphysis.
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1947
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NutritionMammalian PhysiologyEducationRiboflavin Deficient DietsOrthopaedic SurgeryOsteoporosisBone DiseaseChronic Riboflavin DeficiencyRiboflavin Deficient MothersI. OssificationProximal Tibial EpiphysisAnimal PhysiologyNutrient PhysiologyAnimal NutritionEndocrinologyLong-evans Strain BornBone MetabolismDevelopmental BiologyAnimal SciencePhysiologyNutritional ScienceMetabolismMedicine
The tibias of 6 male rats of the Long-Evans strain born from riboflavin deficient mothers and maintained on riboflavin deficient diets for 3 to 9 months were studied histologically and compared with an equal number of controls reared upon the same diet but with riboflavin added.