title: Magnesium, calcium and zinc levels of maternal and fetal tissues in magnesium deficient rats.
abstract: The interaction of magnesium with two other mineral elements, calcium and zinc, was studied in maternal tissues and fetuses of pregnant rats fed a magnesium deficient diet throughout gestation. Reduction in maternal femur magnesium and a trend for increased kidney calcium reflected the dietary magnesium deficiency. In fetuses, however, total magnesium content was reduced and , in addition, fetal zinc content was also lower than normal in the group most severly deficient in magnesium. The possible interpretation of this magnesium-zinc interaction is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000378:metabolism; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000378:metabolism*; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc; D002118:Calcium