Effect of Taurine in Rat Milk on the Growth of Offspring

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 693-698

  Hu, Jian Min ^a   Rho, Jeung Yon ^a   Suzuki, Masatoshi ^a   Nishihara, Masugi ^a   Takahashi, Michio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Milk; Rat pup; Taurine; alanine

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; TAURINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GROWTH; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BETA-ALANINE; FEMALE; GROWTH; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TAURINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034222858     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.62.693     Document Type: Article

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