CAPÍTULO 2 IDENTIDAD
3.2. Teorías sobre las migraciones
� t/perently to tbo 4�trccte o:r e#eesive ao&ell
or th:troprotein. 'rh$ l.Lver W1lts removed immetUe t ely tmd Ofa,aycd for' Vi tmnin '· QD4 corotena. t\ppro:d.m�tely
100
f.:t1L uampltta of frenhlv voided tueoeo worecollected
twice (\tl1l.V from the
rer:tJ!'I1n1ng
twocaimalo
on
ana .e>u(\ the tutim�ltJ wereon
Imrther
blood eentple.a wero taken llt u1aughtcr t·n•� the livere were veJn£:)Ved. A es.ln.l)le ot i'nee�n:s 'WAG also takenfrom the rectum.
-
·.:tlppJ.1cu b:-i the �ri tlGhGhlol•Ot'l�
.ll oo..2
-
Prapsrod tmd euppltad b� the Ds117- 91 -
/.6
Hoy,
curot-me
<'onccntrote rmd .!'oec:oe weren ol.lOfd
fot"
carotene ueing the mtt�4 ofCooro
( 159).
ou-otone and v1 tomin A wctre aotlmated in tbo blood pltllll*lua1ns
thecethoc:) or iC1l1ble
( 108)
!30rt1t'1<.,d by the 1nclueion ot the 80lJODit1cotiol'l filtep f••reeommcmdcd by �">r>rrlsh, \Vi o and ftughes
( 5,).
The met.bo<t orounup
on4 Hoettor(4-6)
Blr�<� d1eeueso4 waa uaod
for
liver eomplee. 'l'he -whole li<fwowore
mincedt.trul 10
gl*&a ardnl,lle-a or tho well n.Uxed orocluc:t ut�ud torChromlwa ae wee dote1'1111lo4 1n ox14e and the uatns the
m.ot.bo4 deecr-1 bec:l by Bami coe t
( 129)
• All dotor.m1r.JDt1nne were aorried out 1n dupllea, t e. None ot tho plaemo aamplee contained moo�uronbleQ\Utnt1
t1 ee
otc&rotenc
1'ru1no
dot1n1 to t"nd e were 1'oun41n tha vi toRJ.n A contant, the 11m.&ll
rtuctu&tlon
beingof
on er�tie
n�ture.ln the v1
tF•r.Un
content or t.l.e li Vtt'f:• The throo l.1vf1re dld eontain ::inll t.r.1ount1: o1' �..:• t·t.. tencLut only
of
the li'!Uteordor
n o tv·u'bacn
t'ouna in 11v<.il' a o 'f
ah�ep
fed
normully on .,> •frt,llr� •.JX' on h!1 .;t t.r.dconc:dntrutee
( tlnl'\tbl1ehed
reo.llltG) und &a ro�>orted for ..>'-'St'H'tt-t'e4 thi" exr,eriment ore thcnm in fl'oblu 6.one lt1VW8 t.1vora Ehe
::1/6/1}8
2'\/G/,.8
'2/7/l:.e
G/7/48
1
�8
)2
2G
,1
�2
2.0
2
33
30
29
285.
/.. • 7''
'
26
2.8
' 1
30
,,6
Gt1 AD . tJY e{\ followlnr- o!!oth cf -nieml on
�/7/�J8
1ntr,ke
o!" 1+7
me. ,,er ooy or r1 ntcmo tocr2o3
J. ·� tio1n the teeu of
1 5.7 mg/ermt
cr2o3• !'he 1'�1 tJ.os- 92 -
w1
th the calcu lnte4 n 0!-)arcnt ct1goet! b111 t1 eo nre m..'lo\1nin Tnblo ).
dlgentib111 ttoe ot thG 03lll\:l order .,erer obtn1 ncd ':1 tb
othor �hcop toil tht:t MY either Rlone nr oup;.llC!,<mted lfith
1 5
mg. vi tom1n A per d&ly.Pced ><�aco�e
Jw'7148
., ... p.m.fj/7/1,8
o . m. r;». m..G/7/48
Averngc excz•etion 1 5·7
'1 1 . 2
9.6
1 3·'
9·9
1 2 . 81 1 .
4.ApParent d1geet1oil1tf
por can tae;o" 4�
tt Calculnt� !'!'om th� 1·ot·��
rhe
...12. 1
1 3. 6
1 2.9
10. 2
1 2 . 9 1 2 •.,
,a�
Ap!)t1l"ent <Uceotib111 ty �crcentuge
ot
•100
•"i!i!
nutr1Qlnt
wh�ro f • rot1o nutrient to
vvrfJ.,
teao ,. rst1o nutrient to
CraO,
oxcreted.( 1 29 )
t\U will �e thown lntcr, the carotene oxcrcted rnoy not rep1•eeent, a s hae been Oli�ume<l
lwro.
thet�1fferenee b twet."tl the carotene 1nc;c·t;tO<l t.nC1 thnt
nbsorbod o� destroyed in the d1gust1vo tr�ct.
for
eh1•orniur.l 'n� CPJ'otono to obt111n .nint1.1atltion
ot wherl.i the ll� e t l"Jct1on o f: tho cn r-otonc, 11' uny, \Vttenlixinn c11: the oxide ·.: 1 t h t !'):: t'cua
1u
the uvpa1· portion of' the cHrrcntlva tru c ·t , \?.1cl�ly <Jlffet•t.nt l'&.tio� we�eobt o1necl.
but corotune chnnge:e in the d1t&�t.1 "lt: t1.·t•c:te ot
noranal
'.l'b� C.!'fect 0� th10UI•oe1l Oll the etllbili ty or oor�t en� wP.e ale� 1nvoattgotod by 1ncubnt1ng &olutione
o� collt 1t..'i•l onrotcnc wt th 'ltnryinn coneentr"Dt1ones of thiou r'l cil .for from 14. to
1 2
houro o t'7°1.
ln no car.ewuo tho e:n�oten� deoompot:\1 tlon eraator thnn in the
controls inC'\.Ib8ta4 t.JnCIOl' tll<J GUme com11t1ono l.mt
wi thout thioure.o11.
From thcoe o.xperirnentu it
oeomo
unlikely thatthiour�'c11 decreueoa the otnb.tl1 ty nf oerotcme 1n tbo
di��eGtivc troct.
pla aJJn or 11 vur vitAMin � du� t,, v�r1· tlon� 1n the
converuion or carotene would b o countet-bAltmaed bV the & tl!Jf) l'Cnlt dftcact o£ the t.1.rro id etf)te on v1 tsmin A J'fHiU iPeliltmta bO thot
only po�\1t1ve
Z"<!!IU!te 't70nlu ho.vct �.ny ret-.sl :a1gn1f1cancc. The Uf1mo u p�.�11en to the ft�llur.e too<!tL'<.:.t c�1't�·tcno 1n
the :'lln emu or to fJn-y exttmt 1n the 11V ut'L• 1.. tH•otc:mc.: in tlto Ll.OCC. or the hZ{OY;>thyr01(1 animal:for
e:Kf;r:tvl� �.cmld h£)vo 1nd1 et:tted "n net ion d1rectlv onthe �ru.�yr.te ��tJteM 1nvclvod 1n tho c:"onverelon, ,.rld vrh..tle
D negH tive r·ct:.ult could be explrt 1ned by ruummlng no
.r·CltJtil'HWhi� of thi � t�/.)t'! bettteen thyro1a fUnction r.nd co rotene eonvernion, 1 t oould tt l Go x-esult t"ron o
t:eoreoa«td convct,t..im"' t! U �oc1mtod
w:lth
decreAsedo lJcorvtion o� cu.rot�ne.
of nnit>�; 1
2 NHH'
to1 1
timer ru-r ,(.c 1 (!•,t•inrc tht: co,,roeof the th:n'orn•otein tre:1tm.t.nt f'oll •,\•:1m; by itc deoth !'or ahcep, ont! Jrt•tJ:.! of thia ;'"l<!ll" 10:1 lb.l. '!tvc w�1Sht 10 <.-one1d ortet1 su!'f'lclant to .n·<>llucc:t thyroi d hyncrtt•ophy
( 1 �1 )
tin a t:Uil'lttl)
rttot�i veu ovor3
t:imes ��.tc moount ot•thionracil i'OP tht:J loot
7
<"f.lye. It Ct1n be �onclu4e4 therefore thnt the coro t cmt- metDiml1tHB of oheep 1n a- 9� -
detcct:ib4f r1-o!f\ tl1e nor-molJ 1� the conversion or edroteno tc vi tt m1.n A is 1nf'1.u �ce� b:t th�
th:,rt·o1d
otn tc·, the \3ff'eot<'oco
not npc)c·tr to be on thet:mv;v!l'lo eyet<t�t involved Ol1 on the etab111
t1
o� theI t 1 o qui to poastbl<t hov.•over
thnt the
tH..;fiot·pt1on ot.' cnrotenG rnuy be uffeotecl G1nee
Althauacn �nC1 t tocJtholm
( 1 61.-)
hDve ol'wl'in thllt/ )
;:•ue�orotion proaoueea aro roto.rde4 1n the
eypotbfroid
state.
It
YiSlB iutenc'C!o tore�oo't th1B
v:o1.,k UD1ngon o h1phc:r carotene int�.lke
( about
2
grlo\DlO
per c'�S 1'.rom o,..etm·o)
t n t1 t>O�tibly ':.r h1��H!:r thlourttoilIJ eimi le r cy pe, ·
.
�btte
'"�"t! tH.iOd ln thls 1n��Gtigat1on ( on ,J body w :1t:.rllt b::&i� t.hie 1&ubo11t t'1 ve tlroee
tho
leval used fortho ohet:p� }
'l'ho rcwu l tc- �ere thft � nno n e tlaose obtu1n� 1n thie 1nvc&Jt-1got1on. t:o carotene t;�: c u�toated in tho
pla
on4vt tJ:4rre1n levell! 1n the�e 9na c 1m11er uni�alo
treate<l
with ,,�ca1ecated th.vr:>l t1 v1ere normal..
Ooodwin aoncludeaf'rom h1n i'inuingc that the n•1mery t.Hltion o:r
thtourtHtl.l
In view ot1'0T"O I't'c>�r>tl :· � 1lff1 1 1: 1 t: C • n :
. .
)!:C'Ob�Ol1{ 1(.1)
i'ed
iot·tm•ted
c� ne!n to c"' lvct.: ot ·i lev�l ot1 . 5 ems/
100
1t:>P, t-·'\cly v; i r'\t t J tfo,tn�.!
lt ttl<! or no ci'1"cct on-
95
.
l.&vol
of C:'.lrotent! 1ntn"e the incrett sodJttetfibol.te
r11ltOon