dairy farmers have been longing for simple and economical methods of early pregnancy diagnosis. urine based biochemical and mineral assays could be one of those methods, owing to the ease of sample collection and relatively simple and economical assays involved. however, basic information on changes in urinary composition during early pregnancy in cattle is lacking. this study was designed to e...

an experiment was conducted in algerian desert goats to study the effect of age and season on blood biochemical and mineral profile during different physiological stages of the goats. serum ca, mg and na levels were significantly high at birth and decreases as the age advanced. the season had a significant effect on the decreased levels of ca, mg and k and inversely on the increased levels of n...

Knaysi, Georges (Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.). Determination, by spodography, of the intracellular distribution of mineral matter throughout the life history of Bacillus cereus. J. Bacteriol. 82:556-563. 1961.-The intracellular distribution of mineral matter throughout the life history of Bacillus cereus strain C(3) was investigated by microincineration for which the term spodography is s...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between physical activity, calcium intake, and bone mineral content in children. DESIGN Population based, cross sectional study. SETTING Primary schools in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS Altogether 1359 Dutch boys and girls, aged 7 to 11 years (response rate 88%). MEASUREMENTS Bone mineral content was measured by quantitative roentgen m...

Inorganic elements (metals, non-metals, transition elements, and electrolytes commonly called “minerals” in nutrition science) are critical to all life processes as enzyme cofactors, stabilizers of proteins, structural components of tissues, second messengers, regulators of acid-base balance, participants in redox reactions, and for the maintenance of cellular electrical potential. For this rea...

Plants inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi utilize more soluble phosphorus from soil mineral phosphate than noninoculated plants. However, there is no information on the response of soil microflora to mineral phosphate weathering by AM fungi and, in particular, on the catabolic diversity of soil microbial communities. The AM fungus, Glomus intraradices was examined for (i) its eff...

Tendon attaches to bone across a functionally graded interface, "the enthesis". A gradient of mineral content is believed to play an important role for dissipation of stress concentrations at mature fibrocartilaginous interfaces. Surgical repair of injured tendon to bone often fails, suggesting that the enthesis does not regenerate in a healing setting. Understanding the development and the mic...

OBJECTIVE An experiment was conducted to evaluate dietary supplemental trace mineral source and deletion on mineral content in tissues. METHODS Weanling crossbred pigs (n = 144; 72 barrows and 72 gilts; body weight [BW] = 7.4±1.05 kg) were used. A basal diet was prepared, and trace mineral premix containing either inorganic (ITM) or organic (OTM) trace minerals (Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn) was added ...