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D J Hosking, M J Chamberlain, J H Fremlin, H James.
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Serial measurements were made of total body calcium and sodium, using whole body neutron activation analysis, in six patients being treated for osteomalacia. All showed a rise in total body calcium ranging from 3 to 30%; this continued for up to 24 months after the start of treatment, though complete healing had apparently occurred after 6 months on the basis of histological examination of biopsy specimens of bone. As the total body calcium rose there was a fall in the non-exchangeable sodium pool in bone.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 5008340 PMCID: PMC1789135 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.5791.19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447