Supplementation with bio-calcium from shells Pinctada maxima in postmenopausal women with decreased mineral bone density: Pilot study | Zendy

Nada Vujasinović-Stupar | Zendy; Snežaovković | Zendy; Ivana Jezdic | Zendy

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Supplementation with bio-calcium from shells Pinctada maxima in postmenopausal women with decreased mineral bone density: Pilot study

Author(s) -

Nada Vujasinović-Stupar,

Snežaovković,

Ivana Jezdic

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2406-0895

pISSN - 0370-8179

DOI - 10.2298/sarh0910518v

Subject(s) - medicine , bone mineral , calcium , osteoporosis , calcium carbonate , alkaline phosphatase , endocrinology , menopause , bone density , anabolism , vitamin d and neurology , calcium supplementation , physiology , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme

Treatment of osteoporosis, in addition to a specific antiresorptive or anabolic treatment, requires supplementation with calcium and vitamin D. Widespread cultivation of pearl shells has made pearls available for commercial use for a very reasonable price. The main chemical compound of pearls from shells Pinctada maxima is calcium-carbonate (CaCO3). Recently developed technologies applied in a micronisation process have provided increased gastrointestinal resorption of calcium, estimated at over 90% of calcium intake.

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