The mediating role of the parathyroid gland in the effect of low calcium intake on blood pressure in the rat

Belizán, J.M.; Villar, J.; Self, S.; Pineda, O.; González, I.; Sainz, E.

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 34(4): 666-675

1984


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0622
PMID: 6545647
Document Number: 224574
At 56 days old 42 female Wistar rats had their parathyroids removed or a sham operation and were then given a normal diet or a diet free from calcium for 10 weeks. Intact rats given the Ca-free diet showed a significant increase in blood pressure but the parathyroidectomized (PT) rats on the same diet did not. The PT rats given the Ca-free diet showed no increase in weight whereas the other 3 groups all increased their weight during the study.

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