Some Effects Related to the Potassium and Lysine Intake of Rats

January 1959 in “ The journal of nutrition/The Journal of nutrition ”

Stanley N. Gershoff, E. Coutino-Abath, Irena Antonowicz, Andreas Mayer, Grace Yen Shen, Stephen B. Andrus

potassium lysine hair loss skin amino acid histological examination

TLDR Higher potassium intake may protect against hair loss and liver fat in lysine-deficient rats.

The study investigated the impact of diets with different levels of potassium (0.14% and 0.72%) and lysine on rats. It was found that a higher potassium intake provided some protection against hair loss and increased liver fat in rats that were deficient in lysine, suggesting that lysine-deficient rats may require more potassium. Changes in dietary lysine significantly affected the potassium and sodium levels in the rats' skin, but not in their liver or muscle. Additionally, the study included amino acid analyses and histological examinations of the rats' tissues, although specific results of these analyses were not detailed in the summary.

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