The effects of dietary boron on bone strength in rats

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 205-215

  Chapin, Robert E ^a   Ku, Warren W ^a,c   Kenney, Mary Alice ^b   McCoy, Harriett ^b   Gladen, Beth ^a   Wine, Robert N ^a   Wilson, Ralph ^a   Elwell, Michael R ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

^d EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA; TRIXIS;

EID: 26844441218     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.2275     Document Type: Article

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