Effects of diet and handling on initiation of independent ingestion in rats

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 72-82

  Doerflinger, Alicia ^a   Swithers, Susan E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High fat diet; Independent ingestion; Rat; Suckling; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; INDEPENDENCE; INGESTION; LIPID DIET; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATING; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; SUCKLING; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RATS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4544295894     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20015     Document Type: Article

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