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J Appl Physiol 68: 13-20, 1990;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 68, Issue 1 13-20, Copyright © 1990 by American Physiological Society

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Bone growth and calcium balance during simulated weightlessness in the rat

R. D. Roer and R. M. Dillaman
Center for Marine Science Research, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, 28403.

Rats, age 28 days, experiencing tail suspension in modified metabolic cages for 1, 2, and 3 wk were compared with littermate controls. Food and water consumption, urinary and fecal Ca excretion, and serum Ca were measured; hearts, fore- and hindlimb bones, skulls, and mandibles were removed for determination of wet, dry, and ash weights and Ca concentration and for histological examination. Weight gain and Ca intake and excretion were the same for both groups; both displayed net Ca gain. Suspended rats had significantly lower wet, dry, and ash weights of femora and tibiae. Dry weights of the humeri and radii/ulnae were moderately higher, and the skull and mandible dry and ash weights were significantly higher in suspended than in control rats. Cortical thickness of the femur, but not humerus, was less in suspended rats. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that bone growth is influenced by the cardiovascular changes associated with tail suspension.


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