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A study in the rat of the interaction between the effects of calcium and phosphorus content of the diet at two different levels and the presence or absence of vitamin D

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

R. B. Harrand ,
R. M. Green  and
R. L. Hartles
R. B. Harrand
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Surgery, University of Liverpool
R. M. Green
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Surgery, University of Liverpool
R. L. Hartles
Affiliation:
Department of Dental Sciences, School of Dental Surgery, University of Liverpool
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Abstract

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1. Four groups of weanling rats were maintained on diets containing either 0.12% or 0.24% of both calcium and phosphorus, in the presence and absence of added ergocalciferol. 2. Increase in mineral intake or the provision of vitamin D increased the final body-weight, with a significant interaction between the two factors. 3. Serum Ca and P concentrations were raised significantly by both the vitamin and the increase in mineral intake without signi ficant interaction. 4. Measurements were made of bone and tooth weights and ash values and of the length of the humeri. For only two measurements was there any interaction between the effect of vitamin D and increase in mineral intake, namely the length of the humeri, and their ash values expressed as a percentage of the dry fat-free weight. 5. It is concluded that in relation to the amount of mineral deposited, the incisor tooth is more resistant to nutritional stress than is the bone.

Type
Research Article
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , February 1966 , pp. 55 - 60
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1966

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