Regional effects of ovariectomy and cadmium on bone mineral in ribs from aged female beagles

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5739105

Hurst, D R ^[1]

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1. Miami Univ., Oxford, OH (USA). Dept. of Zoology

The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of estrogen depletion and cadmium (Cd) on bone calcium and to determine if these effects were localized in specific regions of ribs. Fourteen female beagles with {sup 45}Ca labeled skeletons were divided into four groups: sham controls (SO{minus}); ovariectomized (OV{minus}); shams exposed to Cd (SO+); ovariecomized exposed to Cd (OV+). Total Cd exposure period was 7 months, including 1 month by capsules and 6 months by drinking H{sub 2}O. Ribs were taken at necropsy from 12 of the 14 dogs, and each rib was quartered. Wet, dry, and ash weights, as well as total Ca and {sup 45}Ca content, were determined for each quarter. Analysis of ribs from control animals demonstrated that a given rib is heterogeneous in composition. One end appears to be less mineralized and more metabolically active than other regions. The OV{minus} and OV+ mid-rib regions had significantly lower dry and ash weights than SO{minus}. Total Ca contents of these same regions were also decreased in the OV{minus} and OV+. The only significant change in Ca/dry and Ca/ash was observed when comparing OV+ to SO{minus}. Analysis of treatment suggests that there are regional effects following ovariectomy increased the loss of bone mineral occurring as a result of ovariectomy. 30 refs., 1 fig.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; DOHHS; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA); Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5739105
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-73029; CONF-9103136--5; ON: DE91011839; CNN: ES04 816-01
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKALINE EARTH METALS
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BEAGLES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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BIOSYNTHESIS
BODY
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CALCIUM ISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOGS
ELEMENTS
ESTROGENS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FEMALE GENITALS
GONADS
HORMONES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MEDICINE
METABOLISM
METALS
NUCLEI
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SKELETON
STEROID HORMONES
SURGERY
SYNTHESIS
TRACER TECHNIQUES
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