The ontogeny of calcium ingestion and preference was examined in parathyroidectomized (PTX) rats. Sucklings were tested by means of oral infusion. Four-day-old neonatal rats increased ingestion of CaCl2 after PTX but the effect was not specific to calcium because intake of MgCl2 was also increased.
Ontogeny of parathyroidectomy-induced calcium preference in the rat pup
โ Scribed by S. del Canho; J. Schulkin; M. Leshem
- Book ID
- 117476263
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 18 KB
- Volume
- 237
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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