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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
The concentration of Mg, Na and K in the rumen and plasma of each of four sheep has been studied while test solutions were infused into their jugular veins for 8 h. The experiment was designed as a 4 x 4 Latin square with: treatment 1: diet only; treatment 2: diet + 5% dextrose infusion; treatment 3: diet + 5% dextrose infusion containing aldosterone; treatment 4: diet + 5% dextrose infusion containing aldosterone and potassium canrenoate (a specific inhibitor of the action of aldosterone). Rumen and blood samples were collected every hour during the 8 h treatment period and for the subsequent 4 h. Rumen volume and outflow rate were estimated using an intra-ruminal infusion of [14C]Cr-EDTA throughout the collection period. The aldosterone infusion significantly (P less than 0.001) increased the concentration of Mg in the rumen while rumen volume and outflow rate remained unchanged. Plasma concentrations of Mg and K were significantly (P less than 0.001 and P less than 0.05, respectively) lower during the aldosterone infusion while plasma Na concentrations did not vary significantly. The results are discussed in relation to hypomagnesaemic tetany.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0144-8757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
329-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of an intravenous infusion of aldosterone upon magnesium metabolism in the sheep.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't