Composition of diet modifies toxicity of
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Giacomo Muzi; Joel R. Gorski; Karl Rozman
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Article
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1987
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The effect of a high carbohydrate, high fat or high protein diet was studied on the acute toxicity of TCDD (125 micrograms/kg) in cold-adapted (4 +/- 1 degrees C) rats. Within 10 days after dosing, TCDD-treated rats fed a high carbohydrate or a high protein diet reduced their caloric intake by 25% w