## Abstract Repeated timeβlapse photographic observations were used to examine the maternal behavior and pup development of female Holtzman rats maintained on either a lowβprotein (12% casein by weight) or a highβprotein (25% casein) diet throughout the period of lactation. Dams fed the lowβprotein
Models of infantile malnutrition in rats: Effects on maternal behavior
β Scribed by Linda S. Crnic
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 853 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1630
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