The effect of dietary administration of aspartic acid on thymus weight in C57 black mice.
D,L aspartic acid incorporated at a level of 0.5% w/w into the diets of C57B1/10 male mice for 2--8 weeks increased significantly the thymus weight. Similar effects were observed after a 10 days' treatment of the mice with K- and Mg-salts of D,L aspartate (1%) in drinking water.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D009928:Organ Specificity; D013154:Spleen / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000187:drug effects
D001224:Aspartic Acid