Abstract
Rats were weaned onto high (HCa, 14.6 g/kg)- or low (LCa, 3.88 g/kg)-Ca diets for 12 d and the efficiency of absorption of Ca measured from 20 mg Ca (as CaCl2, labelled with 47Ca) by means of whole-body counting. The LCa group absorbed 74% of the test dose and the HCa group 60% of the test dose (P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 527-32 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | British Journal of Nutrition |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1993 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Calcium
- Calcium, Dietary
- Diet
- Female
- Femur
- Intestinal Absorption
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Spectrum Analysis
- Weaning