Different
Influence of Hypodynamy on Calcium and Phosphorus
Levels in Bones of Male and Female Japanese
Quails
J.
ANTALÍKOVÁ, M. BARANOVSKÁ, I. MRAVCOVÁ, V.
SABO, P. ŠKROBÁNEK
Institute
of Animal Biochemistry and Genetics, Slovak
Academy of Sciences, Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovak
Republic
Received October 25, 1999
Accepted September 4, 2000
Summary
The influence of long-term hypodynamy on
the calcium and phosphorus levels was studied in
the bones of Japanese quails. The hypodynamy
evoked different changes in the calcium and
phosphorus content in males and females. The
calcium content in the marrow of femurs was only
changed in the hens, while in cockerels it was
significantly decreased in the upper part and
marrow of the tibia. Furthermore, changes in the
phosphorus content were observed only in the
tibia of cockerels.
Key
words
Japanese quail · Bone · Calcium
content · Hypodynamy
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