Abstract
The thyroid glands were removed from dogs without interfering with the superior parathyroid glands. Levels of serum calcium, phosphate, and specific gravity were measured subsequently for 24 hours, and these values were compared with values obtained from a control group of dogs in which a mock operation was done. Immediately after thyroidectomy, the level of phosphate was greater than the calcium level. The phosphate level remained high longer after thyroidectomy than did the calcium level. The relationship between the increase in phosphate level and the initial serum phosphate value in each animal indicated normal variations in calcitonin levels in different animals.
Résumé
Après ablation des glandes thyroïdes de chiens, sans lèser les glandes parathyroïdiennes supérieurs, les taux en calcium et phosphate sériques et la gravité spécifique sont comparées avec des valeurs d'un groupe de chiens, chez lesquels une intervention simulée est réalisée. Immédiatement après thyroïdectomie, le taux de phosphate est plus élevé que le taux de calcium. Ce taux de phosphate se maintient plus longtemps à un niveau élevé que le taux de calcium, après thyroïdectomie. Le rapport entre l'augmentation du phosphate et le taux initial de phosphate sérique chez chaque animal indique des variations normales de la calcitonine d'un animal à l'autre.
Zusammenfassung
Bei Hunden wurde die Thyreoidea entfernt, ohne die Parathyreoidea zu verletzen. Der Gehalt des Serums an Calcium und Phosphat sowie sein spezifisches Gewicht wurden mit den Werten verglichen, welche nach einer Scheinoperation bei einer Kontrollgruppe von Hunden bestimmt wurden. Unmittelbar nach der Thyreoidektomie war der Phosphatspiegel höher als jener des Calciums. Der Phosphatspiegel blieb nach der Thyreoidektomie länger hoch als der Calciumspiegel. Das Verhältnis zwischen dem Phosphatanstieg und dem Ausgangswert des Serumphosphates bei jedem Tier wies auf normale Variationen der Calcitonin-Konzentration bei verschiedenen Tieren hin.
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Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation: Section of Surgical Research. This investigation was supported in part by Research Grant AM-8658 from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service.
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Jowsey, J. Serum calcium and phosphate changes in thyroidectomized dogs. Calc. Tis Res. 4, 188–192 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279121
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