title: [The alveolar bone density in rats with experimental diabetes].
abstract: The alveolar bone turnover in rat with experimental diabetes was investigated. The serum osteocalcin concentration in diabetic rat was shown to increase as determined by radioimmunoassay; while alveolar and femur bone density decrease as determined by Dual Energy X-ray Bone Densitometer; histological examination showed that bone resorption was increased and bone formation decreased in the alveolar bone in diabetic rat. It is suggested that the alveolar bone in rats with diabetes mellitus have a tendency to develop osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Stomatology, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density; D001862:Bone Resorption; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005269:Femur / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D015675:Osteocalcin / Q000097:blood; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000209:etiology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D015675:Osteocalcin