Effects of calorie and protein deficiencies early in life on the subsequent learning ability of rats
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- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Nutrition
- Vol. 25 (3), 391-403
- https://doi.org/10.1079/bjn19710104
Abstract
1. The effect of malnutrition early in life on the subsequent learning ability of male rats was studied when they were malnourished and after they had been rehabilitated. The HebbWilliams Test of animal intelligence was used.Keywords
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