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[The dynamics of bone apposition in different animal species--a comparative study]
E Moschinsky1, R Schubert, S Köhler
1Zentrum für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde, Berlin, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Abstract:
The time of the bone apposition was compared in rats, rabbits and guinea pigs with the aid of enzyme-activity measurements, determination of the proportion of minerals and the judgment of the cell generation. For this intention a defect was made in the distal femur epiphyses at the three species. The animals were observed for a term of 15 weeks. The results showed little differences with regard to the speed of the bone apposition in the three called species. The bone metabolism of rats was higher than those of the other ones. A clear reference value for the enzyme activity to a define point of time of the mineralization could not be ascertained.
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