Effect of low levels of dietary tyrosine on the hair colour of cats

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 176-180

  Yu, S ^a   Rogers, Q R ^a   Morris, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CASEIN; GELATIN; LACTALBUMIN; MELANIN; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; GERMFREE ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HAIR COLOR; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; GELATIN; HAIR COLOR; LACTALBUMIN; MELANINS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PHENYLALANINE; PROTEINS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; TYROSINE;

EID: 0035318765     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2001.tb01798.x     Document Type: Article

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