Early protein malnutrition negatively impacts physical growth and neurological reflexes and evokes anxiety and depressive-like behaviors

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 129, Issue , 2014, Pages 237-254

  Belluscio, Laura M ^a   Berardino, Bruno G ^a   Ferroni, Nadina M ^a   Ceruti, Julieta M ^a   Cánepa, Eduardo T ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anxiety related behavior; Depressive related behavior; Maternal care; Neurodevelopment; Perinatal protein malnutrition; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; LACTATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL CARE; MOTIVATION; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; REFLEX; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; COMPLICATION; DECISION MAKING; ETIOLOGY; INBRED MOUSE STRAIN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH; LACTATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REFLEX; RISK; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84896538998     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: 1873507X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.02.051     Document Type: Article

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