Role of feline maternal taurine nutrition in fetal cerebellar development: An immunohistochemical study

Amino Acids

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 369-377

  Sturman, J A ^a   Lu, P ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Cerebellum; Development; Immunohistochemistry; Taurine

Indexed keywords

TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; FETUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 0031436027     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01372600     Document Type: Article

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