A quantitative morphological study of some effects of undernutrition on rat body and brain growth
Rats undernourished during their suckling period have been shown to have significant deficits in the synapse-to-neuron ratios of certain brain regions. These deficits disappeared following a lengthy period of nutritional rehabilitation. It is possible that a longer period of undernutrition could cau...
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University of Aberdeen
1983
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.291355 |