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Increased sensitivity to pentobarbital in rats fed a diet lacking flavonoids

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Pentobarbital-sensitivity is highly increased in rats fed a diet lacking flavonoids; sleeping time was found to be increased by 42 and 30% as compared with rats fed a normal diet. These studies confirm our previous statement according to which for the rat, benzopyrones are vitamins.

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    M. Földi & Ethel Földi-Börcsök

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Földi, M., Földi-Börcsök, E. Increased sensitivity to pentobarbital in rats fed a diet lacking flavonoids. Experientia 31, 1308–1309 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01945796

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