Published October 9, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Steady-state relationship of calcium-45 between bone and blood: differences in growing dogs, chicks, and rats

Creators

  • 1. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH

Description

In young animals that had received multiple doses of calcium-45, a constant ratio of calcium-45 specific activity in blood to that in bone was found in growing dogs and chicks but not in rats. This steady-state relationship of calcium-45 between bone and blood suggests that during growth in dogs and chicks most of the skeletal calcium is an active state of turnover. In growing rats, after the first 2 weeks of life, the blood/bone ratio of calcium-45 decreases due to a decrease in bone resorption

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Journal Title
Science (Washington, D.C.)
Journal Volume
214
Series
Science (Washington, D.C.).
Journal Page Range
190-192