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The chromium concentration in organs and tissues
of rats fed a diet enriched in chromium
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Warsaw Agricultural University,
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science,
Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
Publication date: 2005-06-26
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E. Arkuszewska
Warsaw Agricultural University,
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science,
Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warsaw, Poland
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2005;14(Suppl. 1):525-528
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ABSTRACT
The concentration of chromium was determined in the tissues of growing rats after the
addition to the diet of a yeast preparation with an increased chromium content (III). The
experiment was carried out on 16 male Wistar rats divided in two groups and fed mixtures that
were supplemented with chromium in the following quantities in the particular groups (in mg ∙ kg-1):
I-0.19; II-0.57. Supplementation of chromium did not affect its content in blood and M. longissimus
dorsi but substantially increased it in the kidneys, liver, skin with hair, and pancreas.