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The influence of early nutrition and environmental rearing on brain growth and behaviour

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Preweaning malnutrition permanently reduced brain size and cellular content but in spite of changes in the adrenocortical stress response no learning deficit was observed. Differential rearing environments did not influence the effects of malnutrition.

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This work was supported by a grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.

We thank Mrs.Jean Williams andDr. A. Miller, Department Maths. Stats., C. S. I. R. O., Sydney for assistance with the statistical analysis.

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Sara, V.R., King, T.L. & Lazarus, L. The influence of early nutrition and environmental rearing on brain growth and behaviour. Experientia 32, 1538–1540 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924439

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