ABSORPTION OF VITAMIN A ALDEHYDE BY CHILDREN

[摘要] Vitamin A aldehyde is readily absorbed and converted into vitamin A alcohol by the normal human subject. It is therefore a good source of vitamin A for man. Inasmuch as patients with fibrocystic disease of the pancreas show poor absorption of vitamin A acetate and much better absorption of vitamin A aldehyde and vitamin A alcohol, while children with celiac disease show poor absorption of all three forms of vitamin A, the vitamin A aldehyde absorption test is a new aid in establishing the differential diagnosis of these two diseases. The absorption of vitamin A aldehyde by patients with various other diseases usually parallels their absorption of the acetate and the alcohol.

[学科分类] 儿科学