New nonpurified diet (NTP-2000) for rodents in the national toxicology program's toxicology and carcinogenesis studies

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Rao, Ghanta N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

fat; fiber; lesions; protein; rats

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE;

CARCINOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEUKEMIA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PROTEIN CONTENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030903584     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.842s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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