Open AccessUnchanged Total Body Calcium in Normal Human Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Christiansen C.,
Rødbro P.,
Heinild B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347609156802
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , calcium , forearm , blood calcium , obstetrics , endocrinology , surgery , biology , genetics
. The total body calcium–estimated from bone mineral content in the distal part of the forearm measured by use of photon absorptiometry–was determined during pregnancy in 13 women. The results indicate that total body calcium is constant during pregnancy.