Nutrition
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 949-960 , September 2005

Chronic low intake of protein or vitamins increases the intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis in Wistar/NIN rats

  • Vijaya Lakshmi Bodiga, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Sesikeran Boindala, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
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  • Udaykumar Putcha, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Pathology Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • ,
  • Kalyanasundaram Subramaniam, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • National Centre for Laboratory Animal Sciences, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • ,
  • Raghunath Manchala, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-40-2700-8921, ext. 235; fax: +91-40-2701-9074.

Received 9 July 2004 ,Accepted 5 February 2005.

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 This study was financially supported by the Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.02.002

Nutrition
Volume 21, Issue 9 , Pages 949-960 , September 2005

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