Nondigestible Oligosaccharides Increase Calcium Absorption and Suppress Bone Resorption in Ovariectomized Rats1
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Key words:
calcium
kinetics
ovariectomized rats
nondigestible oligosaccharides
bone turnover
Abbreviations used:
Abs±NDO
true calcium absorption from the experimental diets
BMD
bone mineral density
BMC
bone mineral content
DXA
dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
FOS
fructooligosaccharides
NDO
nondigestible oligosaccharides
OVX
ovariectomized
Vbal
bone balance
Vf
endogenous fecal calcium excretion
VF
fecal calcium excretion
Vo+
bone formation
Vo−
bone resorption
Vu
urinary calcium excretion
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Presented in part at Experimental Biology 03, April 2003, San Diego, CA [Zafar, T. A. & Weaver, C. M. (2003) Inulin and calcium metabolism in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. FASEB J. 17: A721 (abs.)].
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