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This article deals with an osteoporosis model using New Zealand rabbits in order to study the function of inorganic elements for women patients with osteoporosis. Thirty cases of iliac crests were collected and determined using the neutron activation analysis technique. The results show that the fluorine concentrations in the experimental group are higher than those in the control group and that the magnesium concentrations are significantly lower (p<0.001), but the concentrations of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium, manganese, and strontium show no significant differences. Combined with the serum biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption, the physiological functions of some metal elements in bone are also discussed.
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Zhang, Y., Li, D., Zhuang, G. et al. Investigation of the elemental distribution in iliac crests of female New Zealand rabbits using NAA. Biol Trace Elem Res 86, 65–72 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:86:1:65
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