Leucine is essential for attenuating fetal growth restriction caused by a protein- restricted diet in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 924-930

  Teodoro, Gabriela Fullin Resende ^a   Vianna, Daiana ^a   Leonardo, Francisco Torres Leal ^a   Pantaleão, Lucas Carminatti ^a   Marques, Emídio Matos Neto ^a   Donato, Jose ^a   Tirapegui, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; INITIATION FACTOR 4E BINDING PROTEIN 1; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MUSCLE PROTEIN; RNA; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 84862072350     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.111.146266     Document Type: Article

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