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The case of Mertz is discussed by Carrington-Smith, who suggests that Mertz's symptoms can be accounted for by severe food deprivation, rather than vitamin toxicity. Her article has a nice concise summary of both polar cases and clinical cases of hypervitamintosis A.
The case of Mertz is discussed by Carrington-Smith, who suggests that Mertz's symptoms can be accounted for by severe food deprivation, rather than vitamin toxicity. Her article has a nice concise summary of both polar cases and clinical cases of hypervitamintosis A.
Carrington-Smith, D. Mawson and Mertz: a re-evaluation of their ill-fated mapping journey during the 1911–1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. [http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/183_11_051205/car10291_fm.html Med. J. Australia, 183 (2005) 638-641 ]
Carrington-Smith, D. Mawson and Mertz: a re-evaluation of their ill-fated mapping journey during the 1911–1914 Australasian Antarctic Expedition. [https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2005/183/11/mawson-and-mertz-re-evaluation-their-ill-fated-mapping-journey-during-1911-1914 Med. J. Australia, 183 (2005) 638-641 ]
=Levels of Vitamin A in Arctic Animals=
=Levels of Vitamin A in Arctic Animals=