Effect of Tryptophan Deficiency during Lactation on Bones and Teeth of Rats
L. A. BAVETTA 1,
S. BERNICK 1, and
B. H. ERSHOFF 1
1 Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, School of Dentistry and School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Caloric restriction during the first 10 days of lactation produced results similar to those observed on a tryptophan-free diet during the same period. The main alterations noted were retardation in the rate of growth and ossification of the long bones. The development of the molar teeth was also affected by the dietary change in the lactating mothers. Both caloric, as well as tryptophan, deficiency affected the rate of growth of the teeth. There was a retardation in the development and eruption of the molar teeth.
Submitted on February 20, 1961
