Effects of Diet and Strain on Mouse Serum and Tissue Retinoid Concentrations
With both diets, all-trans-retinoic acid concentrations maintained an order of liver ≈ testis > kidney > white adipose tissue ≈ serum. Neither retinol nor all-trans-retinoic acid in serum reflected all-trans-retinoic acid concentrations in tissues.
I'm going to re-organize that statement, going from the HIGHEST concentration of Poison/"Vitamin A" to the LOWEST, in order:
- Liver
- Testis (testicles)
- Kidney
- White fat
- Serum (blood)
So, what this means is that whatever your blood Vitamin A (serum retinol) level is, every other tissue that contains Poison/"Vitamin A" is always HIGHER.
Effects of Diet and Strain on Mouse Serum and Tissue Retinoid Concentrations
With both diets, all-trans-retinoic acid concentrations maintained an order of liver ≈ testis > kidney > white adipose tissue ≈ serum. Neither retinol nor all-trans-retinoic acid in serum reflected all-trans-retinoic acid concentrations in tissues.
I'm going to re-organize that statement, going from the HIGHEST concentration of Poison/"Vitamin A" to the LOWEST, in order:
- Liver
- Testis (testicles)
- Kidney
- White fat
- Serum (blood)
So, what this means is that whatever your blood Vitamin A (serum retinol) level is, every other tissue that contains Poison/"Vitamin A" is always HIGHER.
