title: The effect of dietary protein intake on calcium metabolism of the pregnant ewe.
abstract: 1. The effect of protein intake on calcium metabolism has been studied in the pregnant ewe. 2. Results suggest that decreased Ca retention in protein-deficient animals was a result of a decreased rate of Ca absorption and not a decreased rate of bone accretion as suggested by other workers.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000378:metabolism; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D012756:Sheep / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002118:Calcium