Skeletal sensitivity to dietary calcium deficiency is increased in the female compared with the male rat

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 379-385

  Geng, W ^a   Wright, G L ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3H tetracycline; Appendicular; Axial; Calcium diet; Gender; Sex; Skeleton bone mass

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; TETRACYCLINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; BONE MASS; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CALCIUM INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034875854     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y01-005     Document Type: Article

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