Growth of Rats Fed on Opaque-2 Maize
- 25 June 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 148 (3678) , 1741-1742
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3678.1741
Abstract
Six weanling male rats were fed a diet containing 90 percent opaque-2 maize for 28 days. The average gain in weight was 97 grams. In control rats fed on a standard hybrid maize the average gain was 27 grams. This confirms results of a previous feeding test on rats and demonstrates the superior quality of the proteins in opaque-2 mutant endosperm.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
- Amino Acid Supplementation of Cereal Grains as Related to the World Food SupplyThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1965
- Mutant Gene That Changes Protein Composition and Increases Lysine Content of Maize EndospermScience, 1964
- A Bacterial Method for Determining Protein DigestibilityJournal of Nutrition, 1955