Energy metabolism and protein balance in growing rats housed in 18°C or 28°C environments and fed different levels of dietary protein

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 2036-2043

  Zhao, Xin Quan ^a,b   Jørgensen, Henry ^a   Gabert, Vince M ^a,c   Eggum, Bjørn O ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

energy metabolism; environmental temperature; protein balance; rats

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLD EXPOSURE; DIGESTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROTEIN INTAKE; RAT; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TEMPERATURE; VISCERA;

EID: 0029767981     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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