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Minimal protein requirements for maintenance of body weight of young and adult rats: studies with egg, sesame and soybean proteins.

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Title Minimal protein requirements for maintenance of body weight of young and adult rats: studies with egg, sesame and soybean proteins.
 
Creator Narayanaswamy, D.
Daniel, V. A.
Swaminathan, M.
 
Subject 03 Proteins
05 Soya bean
 
Description For 28 days groups of 8 weanling female rats 23 days old weighing 35 to 47 g and groups of 7 adult female rats weighing 200 to 250 g were given diets which contained egg protein 0.5 to 4.0% or sesame or soya bean protein 1 to 10%. Protein requirements for the maintenance of bodyweight in the young and adult rats were, respectively, for egg protein 2.2 and 2.3%, for sesame protein 4.5 and 4.6% and for soya bean protein 3.3 and 3.7%. Net dietary protein calculated from net protein utilization values was 2.2 and 2.3, 2.7 and 2.8, and 2.4 and 2.8%.
 
Date 1977
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Language en
 
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Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/6547/1/Nutrition%20Reports%20International%2C%20Volume-15%282%20%281977%29%20183-190.pdf
Narayanaswamy, D. and Daniel, V. A. and Swaminathan, M. (1977) Minimal protein requirements for maintenance of body weight of young and adult rats: studies with egg, sesame and soybean proteins. Nutrition Reports International, 15 (2). pp. 183-190.