Effect of dietary protein level during pregnancy and 2 weeks of lactation on mammary gland growth in rats.
In a previous paper (Pyska & Styczyński, 1979) it was shown that protein level in the diet of a rat influences the development of its mammary gland during the animal's growth to sexual maturity. Rats fed a semi-synthetic diet containing 15% protein had better-developed mammary glands than rats on a diet containing 10% protein. The aim of the study now reported was to investigate the effect of the protein level in the diet on the development of the mammary gland during pregnancy and 14 d of lactation.
D000818:Animals; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000254:growth & development*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D051381:Rats / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology*
D004044:Dietary Proteins