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The effect of dietary L-ascorbic acid megadoses on the morphology of the lens in rats
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Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warszawa, Poland
 
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Warsaw Agricultural University, Division of Ichthyobiology and Fisheries, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warszawa, Poland
 
 
Publication date: 2006-09-21
 
 
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T. Niemiec   

Warsaw Agricultural University, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warszawa, Poland
 
 
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2006;15(Suppl. 1):73-76
 
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of diets containing L-ascorbic acid on the morphology of the eye lens in rats. The experiment was done on 40 Wistar rats. The animals were divided into 4 groups fed diets containing: I – 0.0; II – 0.3; III – 0.6, or IV – 0.9% of L-ascorbic acid. Vitamin C megadoses (0.6 and 0.9%) caused an increase in lens capsule thickness and changes in its structure (an increase in the neutral glycoprotein content) and activity of the epithelial cells under the capsule.
ISSN:1230-1388
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