Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Failure of reproduction in rats fed upon diet free of

  1. Vitamin D

  2. Vitamin E

  3. Vitamin C

  4. Vitamin K
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vitamin E (tocopherol) deficiency causes reproductive failure in rats and other animals. Early research showed that rats on Vitamin E-free diets became sterile. This is how Vitamin E was discovered and named 'tocopherol' from Greek words meaning 'to bear offspring'.

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