Fluoride Ingestion During Pregnancy and Lactation: Morphological Effects on Maternal Rat Bone

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Larry J. Ream, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow
Paula B. Pendergrass
Jane N. Scott, Wright State University - Main CampusFollow

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Article

Publication Date

1983

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Abstract

Anorganic preparations of femurs from female rats, given 150 ppm fluoride [F-] in the drinking water for 10 wk prior to and during 1 subsequent pregnancy and lactation period, were examined by SEM [scanning electron microscopy] and compared to controls. The major difference seen was a marked increase in endosteal resorption. Presumably a decreased serum Ca concentration, caused by bone F- deposition along with a high demand on Ca under the influence of lactation, resulted in increased bone mineral mobilization from the endosteal surface.

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Ream, L. J., Pendergrass, P. B., & Scott, J. N. (1983). Fluoride Ingestion During Pregnancy and Lactation: Morphological Effects on Maternal Rat Bone. Fluoride, 16 (1), 23-33.
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