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[Effect of lithium on fat, protein and water content in rats]
Acta Biologica Et Medica Germanica
|January 1, 1978
Abstract:
The effect of lithium (0.55 g lithium carbonate per kg dry food), administered in rats for a period of 6 weeks, upon body composition (fat, protein, water) was studied. In lithium treated rats, which are after lithium treatment overweight or underweight, the percentual body fat decreases significantly in comparison to untreated rats. The percentual protein content is unchanged. The percentual water content is statistically increased in underweight lithium treated animals.