Comparative Evaluation of the Allevfating Effed of Sbadard, Low Proteii and High Protein Diets on the To& Edtect of Organophmphorus Compounds on the Gmwth of Rats

Abstract

Gradual elevation of protein in the diet from 5 per cent to 19 per cent to 59 per cent and kept'isocaloric significantly improved the growth rate over a period of 19 days of male albino rats exposed to the toxic stress of DFP and Malathion. Elevation in growth rate was observed only under diet with 59 per cent protein.