Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection in the rat

Appetite

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 201-213

  Simpson, S J ^a   Raubenheimer, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENOTYPE; GEOMETRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; PERFORMANCE; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0031171302     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/appe.1996.0077     Document Type: Article

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