Postnatal distribution of vitamin a in liver, lung, heart and brain of the rat in relation to maternal vitamin a status

Neonatology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 345-350

  Sharma, Hari S ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; Heart; Liver; Lung; Postnatal rat; Vitamin A distribution

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BRAIN WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HEART; HEART WEIGHT; LIVER; LIVER WEIGHT; LUNG; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHARMACOKINETICS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANIMAL; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FETUS; LIVER; LUNG; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MYOCARDIUM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0023007972     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000242619     Document Type: Article

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