Embryonic and postnatal development in experimental tryptophan deprived rats. A preliminary study

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 487-498

  Imbesi, R ^a   Castrogiovanni, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ontogenesis; Puberty; Serotonin; Sexual differentiation; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; SEX HORMONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HORMONES; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRYPTOPHAN;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 53149096943     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-008-9188-8     Document Type: Article

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