Mellanby films. Compilation 6, Vitamin A deficiency.
- Date:
- 1946
- Film
About this work
Description
Mellanby film compilation 6 is made up of reels 7, 19, 13, 14, 15 and 16 of the original films. It contains footage of nutritional experiments which detail the effects of various controlled diets on gait and general behaviour of dogs and rabbits. In particular here investigations are made to see the affect Vitamin A deficiency has on dogs and rabbits focusing on their behaviour, nerve lesions, bone dyslexia, bone cell activity and tissue culture.
Publication/Creation
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1946.
Physical description
6 film reels (78.38 min. total) : silent, black and white, 16 mm
Contributors
Notes
Papers and correspondence are held by Archive and Manuscripts; PP/MEL.
This compilation is the sixth of 10 from a collection of films made at the NIMR to show the effect of various experimental diets on dogs. The collection of films is partly of scientific, partly of historical and biographical interest and comprises 18 reels of research film on aspects of nutrition, including research into Vitamin A deficiency and the nutritional value of cod liver oil, together with two reels of 'home movies' made in Sheffield, Cornwall and London at various dates between 1933 and 1953.
Creator/production credits
Sir Edward and Lady May Mellanby, University of Sheffield and MRC Human Nutritional Research Unit, NIMR, Mill Hill, London
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores3305F (REEL 7)By appointment Manual request Location Status Access Closed stores3305F (REEL 19)By appointment Manual request Location Status Access Closed stores3305F (REEL 13)By appointment Manual request Location Status Access Closed stores3305F (REEL 14)By appointment Manual request Location Status Access Closed stores3305F (REEL 15)By appointment Manual request