Calcium Deficiency in Diet Decreases the Magnesium Content in Bone and Affects Femur Physicochemical Properties in Growing Rats

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 197; no. 1; pp. 224 - 232
• Main Authors: Hernández-Becerra, Ezequiel, Jímenez-Mendoza, Daniel, Mutis-Gonzalez, Nathalia, Pineda-Gomez, Posidia, Rojas-Molina, Isela, Rodríguez-García, Mario E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorption; adolescents; adulthood; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; blood serum; Bone density; Bone growth; bone metabolism; Bone mineral content; Bone mineral density; Bone turnover; Bones; Calcium; Calcium absorption; calcium deficiency; Calcium metabolism; Cancellous bone; Cortical bone; Defence mechanisms; Defense mechanisms; Depletion; Developmental stages; Diet; Electron microscopy; Evaluation; Femur; Growth stage; In vivo methods and tests; Inductively coupled plasma; intestinal absorption; laboratory animals; Life Sciences; Magnesium; males; Metabolism; mineral content; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition; Oncology; phosphorus; Physicochemical processes; Physicochemical properties; Porosity; potassium; rats; Scanning electron microscopy; Serum; Thickness; urine; X-radiation; Bone mineral content; Calcium depletion; Bone mineral density; Bone microstructure; Trabecular and cortical bone; Single X-ray system

This study evaluates the effect of three calcium levels in the diet (normal, moderate, and severe calcium depletion) on bone metabolism of male Wistar rats during their growth period. Bone mineral density (BMD) and femur length were determined in vivo during the growth stage using a single X-ray tra...