Studies of the toxicological potential of tripeptides (L-valyl-L-prolyl-L- proline and L-isoleucyl-L-prolyl-L-proline): VI. Effects of Lactobacillus helveticus-fermented milk powder on fertility and reproductive performance of rats

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages 61-89

  Kurosaki, Takahiro ^a   Maeno, Masafumi ^a   Mennear, John H ^b   Bernard, Bruce K ^c  

^a CALPIS Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GENERAL DYNAMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

IPP; L. helveticus Fermented Milk; Reproductive Toxicity Testing; Segment I, II, and III Studies; Tripeptides; VPP

Indexed keywords

ISOLEUCYLPROLYLPROLINE; TRIPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALYLPROLYLPROLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FERTILITY; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH CURVE; LACTATION; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MALE; MATING; MILK; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; POWDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCTION; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; COPULATION; CULTURED MILK PRODUCTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY PELVIS; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; MALE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ORGAN SIZE; POWDERS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANIMALIA; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS;

EID: 27544480393     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810500259630     Document Type: Article

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