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Vitamin A And Vitamin E Status Of Persons On Hemodialysis, Kathleen S. Johnson
Vitamin A And Vitamin E Status Of Persons On Hemodialysis, Kathleen S. Johnson
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The study was designed to assess the vitamin A and vitamin E status of persons receiving maintenance hemodialysis. Blood samples from thirty persons receiving hemodialysis, as well as age and sex-matched controls, were analyzed for vitamin A, vitamin E, and carotene using a spectrofluorometric assay for vitamins A and E, and a spectrophotometric assay for carotene. Dietary intakes of vitamins A and E were estimated via verbal questioning. Samples of dialysate were also studied. Results of the investigation showed significantly elevated vitamin A, normal vitamin E, and decreased carotene levels in persons with renal failure receiving maintenance hemodialysis, when compared …