The Intradermal Test as an Index of Vitamin-C Nutrition

The Intradermal Test as an Index of Vitamin-C Nutrition. Part II

Intradermal Test as an Index of Vitamin-C Nutrition of the Body —Observations at Vizagapatam *Paper read before the section of Physiology during the 28th Annual Session of the Indian Science Congress, Benares, 1941.

suffering from a deficiency of vitamin C. Portnoy and Wilkinson (1938) confirmed the results obtained by Rotter. They also stated that they found a good correlation between the level of blood ascorbic acid and the decolorization time of the intradermal test in 103 patients. Later, Wright and MacLenathen (1939) who also investigated dietary history and determined blood ascorbic acid levels, gave...

A Study of the Intradermal Test of Rotter for Vitamin C Status

was suggested by Rotter (1937). He observed that when 0.01 c.cm. of a N/400 solution of the dye 2 : 6-dichlorophenol indophenol was injected intradermally, the colour of the dye disappeared gradually. When methyl blue was similarly injected, its colour remained unchanged, which showed that the decolorization of dichlorophenol indophenol was not due to resorption but to reduction. Rotter (1938) ...

Analysis of CRP, Vitamin D and Metabolic Factors in Non-obese Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: a Cross Sectional Study in Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz

Background and Objectives: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common diseases diagnosed in women of childbearing age which is associated with increased risk of metabolic complications, including cardiovascular disease. Increasing C-reactive protein (CRP) as an inflammatory factor is common in these patients. In addition, vitamin D deficiency is quite common among females wi...

Comparison of Effectiveness of Nutrition and C-CRT on Improving Working Memory in Children With ADHD

Background Improving memory is an indicator of treatment in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Objective The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Training (CCRT) , nutrition supplementation intervention, and both combined on the improvement of Working Memory (WM) in children with ADHD.  Methods This was an exper...