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Tritiated Carbohydrate Tracers Currently Used in the Research of the Skeletal‐Dental System
Author(s) -
Tonna Edgar A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
gerodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1741-2358
pISSN - 0734-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-2358.1986.tb00064.x
Subject(s) - medicine , carbohydrate , concomitant , oral cavity , carbohydrate metabolism , physiology , biochemistry , dentistry , biology
Employing autoradiographic techniques, several 3H‐carbohydrates have been used to study the uptake, utilization, distribution, and turnover of simple sugars by the tissues of the oral cavity in the aging mouse model system. The effects of age and the changes concomitant with aging are central to these and other ongoing studies. To date it has been concluded that all dental tissues utilize simple sugars extensively throughout their lifespan. Some sugars are utilized more extensively than others by different tissues, revealing varying patterns and levels of utilization. With increasing age, carbohydrate utilization is diminished; some carbohydrates more than others. Both chronological and biological changes are evident with increasing time.