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The removal and restitution of hair fat in the rat
Author(s) -
EBLING F.J.,
SKINNER J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1975.tb03082.x
Subject(s) - restitution , medicine , chemistry , dermatology , political science , law
SUMMARY Castrated male rats were washed with a solution of sodium lauryl sulphate and warm water using a standard technique. Examination of samples of hair clipped from one flank showed that about 50% of the total etherext ramble hair fat was removed. The rate of restitution of hair fat was then measured by clipping a further sample from the opposite flank of each rat after an interval. The plateau level was restored in about 8 days. There was no significant correlation with body weight either of the plateau level in unwashed rats or of the rate of build‐up of lipid in washed rats. This result provides no justification for correcting levels of hair lipid for body weight.