Growing kittens require less dietary calcium than current allowances

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1698-1704

  Morris, James G ^a   Earle, Kay E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cats; Osteocalcin; Parathyroid hormone; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADOLESCENT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CALORIC INTAKE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032819410     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.9.1698     Document Type: Article

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