Amino acid, mineral and vitamin levels in hydrous faeces obtained from coprophagy-prevented rats

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 87, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 213-220

  Sukemori, S ^a,b   Ikeda, S ^a   Kurihara, Y ^a   Ito, S ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COPROPHAGY; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; COPROPHAGIA; FECES; MALE; MINERALS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RODENT DISEASES; VITAMINS;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0038377490     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0396.2003.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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