Eur. J. Entomol. 92 (1): 391-397, 1995
Effect of feeding on a diet containing varying amounts of Rhaponticum carthamoides hay meal on selected morphological parameters in rats
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Effects of diet meal containing 10, 20, 30 and 50% of Rhaponticum carthamoides hay meal on the increase of body weight, growth and development of selected internal organs and behaviour of animals were examined. The 10% diet, which is preferable from both health and economical viewpoints, stimulated the growth of testes, while the body growth curve was similar to that of animals fed on a conventional diet. The diet with 20% Rhaponticum resulted in high variability of the weight of testes. Effects of tested diets on the body weight and food consumption were different in males and females.
Keywords: Rhaponticum carthamoides, plants, 20-hydroxyecdysone, rats, internal organs
Accepted: January 3, 1995; Published: February 24, 1995 Show citation
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