Open AccessSerum calcium and phosphorus concentration and alkaline phosphatase activity in healthy children during growth and development
Author(s) -
Ljiljana Savic,
Dragiša Savić
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0808393s
Subject(s) - medicine , alkaline phosphatase , phosphorus , calcium , bone development , endocrinology , physiology , biochemistry , enzyme , metallurgy , chemistry , materials science
Many changes happen during growth and development in an organism as a result of important hormon changes, especially biohumoral ones. These changes make a problem when interpreting biochemical results in pediatric population. The most important changes are intensive calcium and phosphorus metabolic turnover in bone tissue with changes in alkaline phosphatase activity as a result of osteoblast activity. The aim of this study was to follow the serum calcium and phosphorus concentration and alkaline phosphatase activity in children 1-15 years old in different growth and development period and of different sexes and to fortify the influence of growth and development dynamics on biohumoral status in healthy male and female children.