Alterations in Thyroidal Calcitonin Content of Rats Fed Diets of Varying Ca:P Ratios

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The thyroidal content of CT [calcitonin] was measured by bioassay and radioimmunoassay in intact, parathyroidectomized [parex] and adrenalectomized [adrex] rats fed diets with varying Ca:P ratios for 4 to 8 wk. There was a good correlation between values obtained with the 2 assay methods. In intact, parex and adrex rats, thyroidal CT content was higher 4 and 8 wk after feeding a diet with a Ca:P ratio of 1:8. There was a little difference in overall CT content between intact, parex and adrex rats despite marked differences in the levels of serum Ca. CT content appeared to be related to the length of time the rats were fed the high phosphate diet. In intact rats fed diets with Ca:P ratios ranging from 8:1 to 1:8 and prepared by varying the Ca content (P constant at 0.4%), the CT content of thyroid gland and serum was elevated only in those animals fed the 1:8 diet. In other intact rats fed with diets having the same range of ratios but prepared by varying the P content (Ca constant at 0.4%), thyroidal CT increased progressively with the diets having a Ca:P ratio below 1:1. Changes in thyroidal CT stores produced by feeding diets with varying Ca:P ratios cannot be explained solely on the basis of changes in the levels of serum Ca.

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