Abstract
This paper studies the effects of the administration of calcitonin (CT) and Ca on post menopausal osteoporosis, immediately (short-term) and after three months (long-term) of treatment, on total and ionic calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), inorganic phosphorus (Pi), calcitonin (CT) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in plasma. The short-term results show a decrease in total and ionic Ca and Pi four hours after the beginning of the treatment; at seven hours, only Pi varies. A decrease in the total and ionic Ca was observed after three months of CT treatment (long-term effects). No hormonal (PTH and CT) variations were found either in the short or the long-term. However, the PTH/CT ratio decreased significantly during the experiment and this may be an important factor in explaining the long-term Ca variations.
| Translated title of the contribution | Efectos a corto y largo plazo de la administración de calcitonina y calcio sobre el calcio sanguíneo, el magnesio y el fósforo inorgánico en la osteoporosis postmenopáusica. |
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| Original language | English (US) |
| Pages (from-to) | 181-184 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Internal Medicine
- Pharmacology (medical)