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Hypomagnesemic Effect of Avian Calcitonin

Year: 1970

Type: article

Abstract: PLASMA magnesium levels are maintained within very narrow limits in most organisms. The factors regulating the concentration of magnesium, however, are obscure (Arkawa, 1960). Thyroid status has been implicated in the control of plasma magnesium levels in human beings (Jones et al., 1966) and Care (1965) has stated that thyroxine infusion produced hypomagnesemia in the thyroparathyroidectomized sheep, but did not alter net absorption from the ileum. Further, Inskeep and Kenny (1968) reported that thyroidectomy in sheep was accompanied by hypermagnesemia. Most of the published evidence indicates that calcitonin does not modify the concentration of plasma magnesium in mammalian species (Foster et al., 1964Foster et al., 1966; and Bell et al., 1966). Chausmer et al. (1966) found variable responses of plasma magnesium levels to porcine calcitonin in the dog. Recently, Palmeri et al. (1969), using a more sensitive assay for calcitonin, demonstrated a slight but significant hypomagnesemic effect of calcitonin when it was. . .

Source: Poultry Science

DOI: 10.3382/ps.0490446

Authors: J.W. Lloyd, W.E. Collins

Institution: West Virginia University

Language: English

Topic: Magnesium in Health and Disease

Subfield: Nutrition and Dietetics

Field: Nursing

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,600