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THE EFFECTS OF REDUCED DIETARY PHOSPHATE INTAKE ON PLASMA OSTEOCALCIN LEVELS IN SHEEP
Author(s) -
Corlett S. C.,
Care A. D.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0144-8757
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1988.sp003160
Subject(s) - alkaline phosphatase , osteocalcin , phosphorus , calcium , chemistry , phosphate , endocrinology , medicine , zoology , plasma concentration , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry
Six sheep were fed a diet with normal phosphorus content for 1 month after which plasma inorganic phosphorus (P i ), calcium, osteocalcin (BGP) and alkaline phosphatase concentrations were measured over a 48 h period. The same animals were then fed a low phosphorus diet for a further month prior to a second sampling period. Plasma P i and BGP concentrations were significantly reduced after the low phosphorus diet; there was a statistically non‐significant rise in plasma calcium but no change in alkaline phosphatase concentrations.