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Carbohydrates and Gastrointestinal Absorption of Radiostrontium and Radiocalcium in the Rat

Journal Article · · Experimental Biology and Medicine
The influencc of 14 carbohydrates on gastrointestinal absorption of radiostrontium and radiocalcium was studied in the rat. Cellobiose, sorbose, ribose, xylose, lactose, raffinose, melibiose, glucosamine, mannitol, and sorbitol significantly enhanced alkaline earth absorption whereas glucose, galactose, fructose, and sucrose had little or no effect. In a balance-type study with Sr85, enhanced retention due to dietary lactose as compared with dietary sucrose could be aceounted for by increased intestinal absorption rather than by direet effect on skeletal ossification. Effectiveness in ability to enhance calcium and strontium absorption appeared to be positively correlated with a prolonged residence time of the carbohydrate in the gut or absorption of carbohydrate by a passive mechanism.
Research Organization:
Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-13-015028
OSTI ID:
4242766
Journal Information:
Experimental Biology and Medicine, Journal Name: Experimental Biology and Medicine Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 101; ISSN 1535-3702
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English