Forty normal adult sera were analyzed by one-dimensional TLC. The averages in mg/100 ml were: α-tocopherol, 0.916; combined β + γ-tocopherols, 0.133. No δ-tocopherol was found. The procedure was checked by comparing with GLC analyses and also with 2-dimensional TLC.
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Bieri et al. (1965) studied this question.