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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI102638

STUDIES OF NIACIN REQUIREMENT IN MAN. I. EXPERIMENTAL PELLAGRA IN SUBJECTS ON CORN DIETS LOW IN NIACIN AND TRYPTOPHAN

Grace A. Goldsmith, Herbert P. Sarett, U. D. Register, and Janis Gibbens

Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, La.

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This work was supported by grants from the Nutrition Foundation, Inc., The Roche Anniversary Foundation, the Williams-Waterman Fund of the Research Corporation, and the Division of Research Grants and Fellow-ships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, La.

1

This work was supported by grants from the Nutrition Foundation, Inc., The Roche Anniversary Foundation, the Williams-Waterman Fund of the Research Corporation, and the Division of Research Grants and Fellow-ships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, La.

1

This work was supported by grants from the Nutrition Foundation, Inc., The Roche Anniversary Foundation, the Williams-Waterman Fund of the Research Corporation, and the Division of Research Grants and Fellow-ships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Nutrition Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Tulane University School of Medicine at New Orleans, La.

Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, La.

1

This work was supported by grants from the Nutrition Foundation, Inc., The Roche Anniversary Foundation, the Williams-Waterman Fund of the Research Corporation, and the Division of Research Grants and Fellow-ships of the National Institutes of Health, United States Public Health Service.

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Published June 1, 1952 - More info

Published in Volume 31, Issue 6 on June 1, 1952
J Clin Invest. 1952;31(6):533–542. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI102638.
© 1952 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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