Calcitonin and electrolyte homeostasis
The effects of calcitonin on plasma and urinary electrolytes were studied in rats and sheep. I. Twice-daily administration of salmon calcitonin (250 mU(50 ng)/ 100g rat, i.p.) to young rats over a period of 10 days resulted in increases in urine volume and the excretion of Na, Ca, P, and Mg. Singl...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/33005 |