These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Impression cytology detects subclinical vitamin A deficiency.
    Author: Amedee-Manesme O, Luzeau R, Wittepen JR, Hanck A, Sommer A.
    Journal: Am J Clin Nutr; 1988 May; 47(5):875-8. PubMed ID: 3284329.
    Abstract:
    The vitamin A status of 16 children with normal eyes and liver disease was evaluated by plasma retinol concentration and by liver vitamin A concentration or iv relative-dose-response test. Conjunctival impression cytology was performed on each child. All children with normal vitamin A status had normal conjunctival impression cytology. All children with abnormal vitamin A status had abnormal conjunctival impression cytology despite their seemingly normal clinical ocular examination. These results suggest that impression cytology can identify individuals with physiologically significant, preclinical vitamin A deficiency.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]