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Odontoblast metabolism in rats deficient in vitamin D and calcium II
Author(s) -
Engström C.,
Granström G.,
Linde A.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1977.tb01802.x
Subject(s) - odontoblast , calcium , endocrinology , medicine , alkaline phosphatase , vitamin d and neurology , chemistry , incisor , vitamin , atpase , metabolism , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , dentistry , dentin
. Rats were fed a low calcium diet deficient in vitamin D for 14 days. Changes in alkaline phosphatase activities in odontoblasts dissected out from incisor teeth were studied biochemically. A strong increase in pNPP‐ase, PPi‐ase, total ATP‐degradation and Ca 2 + ‐ATPase was observed in the deficient animals compared with animals fed a control diet.