Abstract
The experiment was carried out on 3-month old puppies. Control animals received a diet normal in calcium and vitamin D. The diet for one group of experimental animals was deficient in both calcium and vitamin D, while another experimental group was fed a diet deficient in calcium but with adequate vitamin D. The response of these animals to injected parathyroid extract was evaluated over a 4 month period. The serum calcium response fell after approximately 20 days in both the calcium-deficient (vitamin D-replete) and the calcium- and vitamin D-deficient animals. The effect on the parathyroid response of the addition of calcium or vitamin D in vitamin D- and calcium-deficient animals was also evaluated. The addition of vitamin D to rachitic animals did not restore the response to parathyroid extract; however, in calcium- and vitamin D-deficient animals with normal calcium levels there was a restored response to parathyroid extract. Morphologic studies were made of the bone at various times during the experimental period; the presence of osteoid tissue correlated with the absence of a response to injected parathyroid extract. The results suggest that parathyroid hormone acts independently and requires the presence of mineralized bone for its action in raising the serum calcium. Vitamin D appears to be important in the mineralization of new bone tissue.
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