Comparative Protein Requirement of the Rat and Mouse for Growth, Reproduction and Lactation Using Casein Diets
- 1 March 1960
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 70 (3) , 307-312
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/70.3.307
Abstract
Rats (159) and mice (102) were observed during the periods of growth, reproduction and lactation when fed diets ranging from 16.3 to 9.4% of protein, supplied by crude casein. The animals were fed ad libitum, and food consumption measured.Keywords
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