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Theses/Dissertations

1962

Enzymes

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The Effect Of Feeding Fluoride On Some Enzymes Of Bovine Tissues, Prasertsri Sitachitt May 1962

The Effect Of Feeding Fluoride On Some Enzymes Of Bovine Tissues, Prasertsri Sitachitt

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Fluorides are usually found in nature as constituents of soils, water, and the tissues of animals. Fluorite or fluorspar (CaF2), cryolite (Na3AlF6), apatite (3 Ca3 (PO4)2 CaF2) and sedimentary phosphate rocks are among the principle minerals containing fluorides found in nature. Traces of fluorides also occur in domestic water supplies in nature and also by induction in vegetation and animal feeds. From 0.5 ppm to 1.5 ppm of fluorides in drinking water is the range found to be beneficial in reducing the incidence of tooth decay in man. …