Metabolism of Strontium in the Newborn
- 1 July 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Health Physics
- Vol. 11 (7) , 609-615
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-196507000-00001
Abstract
Experimental observations on strontium metabolism in the newborn rat and man can be explained by the following concept: the Sr/Ca ratio of the infant bone existing at birth as well as that of new bone being formed assumes a value that is determined by the Sr/Ca of the infant's diet and the degree of discrimination operative. The infant can lose or gain Sr from the body depending upon the rate of growth and the comparative Sr/Ca ratios of the body at birth and of the diet. These factors are such that the breast-fed human infant is likely to lose strontium from the body in the early days and weeks after birth.Keywords
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