Effects of ethanol intake on retinol concentration in the milk of lactating rats

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 929-932

  Albuquerque, K T ^a   Ramalho, R A ^a   Soares, A G ^a   Tavares do Carmo, M G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Lactation; Milk; Rat; Retinol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; RETINOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; LACTATION; MILK LEVEL; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUCKLING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031847148     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X1998000700007     Document Type: Article

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