This work has been aimed to evaluate the influence of a "multimistura" against the malnutrition of Wistar male rats, in relation to the use of minerals. Sixty suckling male rats were submitted to 14 days of malnutrition and after this period, 12 rats were selected to form the group "O" or non-proteic, the others were divided into 4 groups: I - control diet of casein; II - crèche diet; III - crèche diet plus 1.2g of multimistura; IV - crèche diet plus 2.4g of multimistura. In general, the addition of multimistura to the crèche diet, even in double quantities, did not affect the seric concentrations of minerals analysed. The analysis of blood red cells showed that groups presented values in the limits of normality. The higher number of plackets was observed in group I and the lower in group O. The leukocyte number was lower in group O. The cellular differentiation did not present any modification. From the data it could be observed that the red and white series were not affected by addition of "multimistura" to the diet.
Multimistura; bioavailability; Wistar rats; minerals
