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Lactoflavin in the Eyes of Fish

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SOME years ago we found1,2,3 that the retinal pigment epithelium of the eyes of a number of fish contained relatively large amounts of flavin. Liver and kidney, which are known to be the materials richest in flavin, contain about 20 γ flavin per gm. tissue, while an approximate calculation of our results indicated in the pigment epithelium of some fish eyes 500 γ flavin per gm. tissue.

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    E. ADLER & H. V. EULER

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ADLER, E., EULER, H. Lactoflavin in the Eyes of Fish. Nature 141, 790–791 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141790b0

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