Variations in the mineral composition of individual bones of the skeleton of the domestic fowl

Abstract

Before radioactive isotopes became available for the study of bone metabolism it was generally assumed that bone was a very stable tissue, although it was recognized that the detailed architecture of the bone substance was continually undergoing reorganization in particular areas. During the last 20 years or so, this view has been radically changed, mainly as a result of experiments on the uptake and release of + Present address: National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading. Calcium Magnesium sodium Potassium Bird n0.t Bird no.? Bird no.? Bird n0