Reduced fecundity in mice on tannic acid diet
Abstract
1. White mice fed a continuous diet of 8 per cent tannic acid in laboratory chow produced litters of smaller number, slower growth rate, and lower body-weight plateau.
2. Females on this tannic acid diet required a longer time to become impregnated.
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-4035(73)90050-5
Keywords
Fecundity, growth rate, mice, tannic acid
Publication Date
1-1-1973
Recommended Citation
Peaslee, Margaret H., and Frank A. Einhellig. "Reduced fecundity in mice on tannic acid diet." Comparative and General Pharmacology 4, no. 16 (1973): 393-397.
Journal Title
Comparative and General Pharmacology