The Role of Chickens in Vitamin Discoveries
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چکیده
Animal models (bioassays) have been of great service to humanity in all sorts of scientific-related advancements. Aves, specifically chickens, played an important role in vitamin discoveries, as it was the first species to be used in 1890’s to study beriberi. We briefly review its 30-year trajectory as an investigational tool in science and medicine.
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