Experimental rickets : the effect of cereals and their interaction with other factors of diet and environment in producing rickets / by Edward Mellanby.

  • Mellanby, Edward, Sir, 1884-1955.
Date:
1925
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    EXPERIMENTAL RICKETS THE EFFECT OF CEREALS AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH OTHER FACTORS OF DIET AND ENVIRON¬ MENT IN PRODUCING RICKETS. By Edward Mellanby, Professor of Pharmacology, University of Sheffield, Honorary Physician, Royal Infirmary, Sheffield. CONTENTS PAGE I. Introduction II. Experimental Methods III. The Influence of Cereals on Rickets. •••••• (A) The relation of the intensity of the disease to the amount of cereal eaten. B) The variation in the rickets-producing effect of different cereals . iy. The Interaction of Cereals with other Elements of the Diet. (A) With substances containing the anti-rachitic vitamin, i. Cod- liver oil. ii. Milk, separated milk, and butter. iii. Green vegetables, iv. Egg yolk ..•••••• (B) With salts, i. Calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, and sodium acid phosphate, ii. Calcium hydrogen phosphate . Summary ...•••••• V. The Interaction of Cereals with Ultra-Violet Radiations (A) Exposure of the skin to ultra-violet radiations . . (B) Exposure of oatmeal to ultra-violet radiations . VI. Discussion of the Mode of Action of Cereals in producing Rickets . (A) The carbohydrate moiety of cereals • (B) Their mineral salt content, i. The absolute and relative amounts of calcium and phosphorus in cereals, ii. Their mineral con¬ stituents and their acid-base balance .... (C) The action of some other cereal constituents, i. Nucleic acid. ii. Fatty substances 4 7 10 10 11 19 20 32 38 39 39 42 45 45 46 52 VII. Summary of Results References . Figures ...••• A 2 62 65 67 (4560). Ps. 36849. Wt. 18195. 448/1248. 1250. 3/25. O.U.P.