Body Composition

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BIOLOGY

OF

REPRODUCTION

29,

924-93

1 (1983)

Body Composition

Opening in Mice as Influenced by Food Intake and Photoperiod: Tests of Critical Body Weight and Composition Hypotheses for Puberty Onset

P.

J.

HANSEN,1

at Vaginal

K. K. SCHILLO,2

M. M. HINSHELWOOD

Department

of Meat

and

University

Animal

and

E. R. HAUSER3

Science

of Wisconsin

Madison,

Wisconsin

53706

ABSTRACT To determine if photoperiod opening (VO), 80 mice were glmouse per day (HIGH) or at weaning (21 to 23 days tein content. Mice fed the (P