title: Radiological and biochemical evaluation of bone growth in young dogs.
abstract: Authors tried to find out a correlation between chronological age, inorganic phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) with some radiological signs obtained from a periodical study of different sexes and breeds (small-middle-large) of dogs right foreleg from weaning to the end of osseous growth. They confirmed the period when ossification centres come in sight. The first centre appears at 3 weeks of life (humerus) and the last one at 8-10 weeks (scapular tuberosity). Epiphyseal fusion begins with the accessory carpal bone (16-20 weeks). Osseous development finished around 40 weeks with the fusion of proximal humerus and radius epiphyseal plates. During the work the ALP and P serum decreased values were significant (p less than 0.001), but Ca were not significant (p less than 0.05). There were good correlations with chronological age and both P (r = 0.98) and ALP values (r = 0.90). There was none correlation between age and Ca. When the osseous growth finished, Ca and P reached adult levels, but ALP was still elevated.
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koscinczuk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beneventano
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Coppo
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000097:blood; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D001846:Bone Development; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006132:Growth Plate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium