During pregnancy and lactation, female physiology adapts to meet the added nutritional
demands of fetuses and neonates. An average full-term fetus contains∼ 30 g calcium, 20 g …

Maternal-Fetal Calcium and Bone Metabolism During Pregnancy, Puerperium, and
Lactation* | Endocrine Reviews | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement …

To support the increased calcium demands for milk production during lactation, a dramatic
and reversible physiological response occurs to alter bone and mineral metabolism. This …

Recent advances in nutritional ecology, particularly arising from Ecological Stoichiometry
and the Geometric Framework for nutrition, have resulted in greater theoretical coherence …

The calcium homeostatic mechanism was challenged in adult female rats by feeding them a
calcium-deficient diet containing oxalate, and by subjecting them to pregnancy and lactation …

Calcium and Phosphorus Metabolism focuses on the metabolism of calcium and inorganic
phosphorus and covers topics ranging from the mechanism of calcium and phosphorus …

Adult female rats were subjected to a calcium-depriving regimen (calcium-deficient diet
containing oxalate+ pregnancy+ lactation) to obtain maximum bone mineral mobilization in …

In vitro fertilization is the process whereby a mature ovum is removed from a woman and
placed in vitro (within a glass) with a man's sperm. 1 Fertilization takes place outside the …

Background: Little is known about the consequences of drinking during pregnancy for the
long‐term health of the mother. Alcohol (ethanol) has been shown to disrupt calcium (Ca) …

Pregnancy and lactation make demands on maternal calcium homeostasis which may affect
bone strength. Recently, changes in cancellous architecture have been described in iliac …