Evidence from catch-up growth and hoarding behavior of rats that exposure to hypobaric air lowers the body-mass set point

Growth, Development and Aging

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-88

  Bozzini, Carlos E ^a,b,c   Lezón, Christian E ^a   Norese, María F ^a   Conti, María I ^a   Martínez, María P ^a   Olivera, María I ^a   Alippi, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Bio Sidus   (Argentina)

^c Catedra de Anat Patologica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Body length; Body mass set point; Catch up growth; Energy intake; Hypoxia; Simulated high altitude

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATCH UP GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; ANOXIA; APPETITE REGULATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY SIZE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646237129     PISSN: 10411232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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