Zhouqing, Xie and Bangbo, Cheng and Liguang, Sun and Yuying, Huang and Wei, He and Sanping, Zhao (2006) Preliminary determination of calcium, phosphorus, and the calcium/phosphorus ratio in cortical bone of Chinstrap penguin using synchrotron X-ray fluorescence analysis. Advances in Polar Science, 17 (1). pp. 48-54.
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Abstract
Synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF) approach was applied to analyzing of Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis Antarctica) cortical bone. The method enabled the in situ determination of Ca and P concentrations and the Ca/P ratio in cortical bone. The preliminary results show that (1) there is the bone site-related difference for Ca and P concentrations. The mean values for the investigated parameters (on a dry-weight basis) are 30.7% (Ca) and 14.9% (P) for the femoral cortical bone, 21.4% (Ca) and 11.5% (P) for wing cortical bone. (2) The variation for the Ca/P ratio in cortical bone is lower than those for Ca/P ratio in cortical bone is lower than those for Ca and P separately. This is in agreement with the previous report that the specificity of the Ca/P ratio is better than that of Ca and P concentrations and is more reliable for the diagnosis of bone disorders. The authors suggest that further studies be conducted to establish normal values of Ca, P and Ca/P ratio for polar animals and provide a basis for the diagnosis of bone disorders.
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| Keywords: | Synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence (SR-XRF), penguin, bone, Ca, P and Ca/P ratio, |
| Subjects: | Unspecified |
| Organizations: | Unspecified |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2023 10:34 |
| URI: | http://library.arcticportal.org/id/eprint/2304 |
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