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The net absorption rates of strontium ions from the ovine reticulo-rumen, isolated in situ in trained conscious animals, were measured under controlled conditions. A linear positive response was obtained from the addition of Sr2+ ions to the artificial rumen fluid. This increase in the absorption of Sr was reflected in an increase in the plasma Sr concentration. In contrast to the discrimination observed elsewhere in favour of the absorption of Ca relative to Sr, the absorption rate of Sr from the reticulo-rumen was significantly greater than that of Ca, from solutions containing the same molar concentration. A graded increase in the Sr concentration in the ruminal fluid from 1 mmol/l to 4 mmol/l led to a corresponding reduction in the absorption rate of Ca but an increase in that of phosphate. The latter result is similar to that observed when the intra-ruminal concentration of Ca2+ ions is increased. It is suggested that Ca and Sr share a common pathway for absorption from the reticulo-rumen and that this may involve coupling with the absorption of phosphate ions.
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Accepted: 18 January 2000
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Wadhwa, D., Care, A. Effects of strontium on the absorption of calcium, magnesium and phosphate ions from the ovine reticulo-rumen. J Comp Physiol B 170, 225–229 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003600050279
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003600050279