45Ca UPTAKE IN MOUSE DUODENUM AND FEMUR FOLLOWING HEAVY PARENTERAL DEXAMETHASONE ADMINISTRATION AND AFTER EXPERIMENTAL FLUORIDATION
K. C. KANWAR *
Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
RITU CHHABRA *
Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
45Ca uptake in the duodenum and femur of mouse has been studied following heavy parentcral dexamethasone administration and after prior fluoridation. It has been observed that whereas dexamethasone administration does significantly impair 45Ca uptake, prior fluoridation of the body does not.
Keywords: Calcium, osteoporosis, corticoid, corticosteroid, decadron, dexamethasone, fluoridation, femur, duodenum