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WHEN black (or hooded) young rats are given a ration containing much carbohydrate and also the vitamins B1 (acid clay standard), B2 (egg-white or horse-flesh), A and D (standardised cod liver oil), McCollum's salt mixture and the necessary amino acids (casein, egg-white or horse-flesh), they are liable to show symptoms of yellowish depigmentation of the fur after about two months. Symptoms are less pronounced if the carbohydrate contains much cellulose (wheaten bread, rye bread). If such diets contain much fat or sugar (cake), the symptoms develop more readily.
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GORTER, F. Dietary Depigmentation of Young Rats. Nature 134, 382 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134382a0
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