title: Mseleni joint disease. Part I. An animal model?
abstract: Rats fed maize-based diets approximating to that eaten by blacks at risk of Mseleni joint disease developed fibrous osteodystrophy and nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism, thought to be due to dietary calcium deficiency. This suggests that a dietary cause for this disease needs to be investigated further.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D010367:Arachis; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002118:Calcium / Q000172:deficiency*; D004032:Diet; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology; D006811:Humerus / Q000473:pathology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D003313:Zea mays
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium