In rats, continuous hPTH(1-34) infusion decreased femoral dry weight dose dependently.
In plain wordsIn rats, continuous hPTH infusion decreased thigh bone dry weight with increasing dose.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseFemoral dry weight with continuous infusion
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Rat bone- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · continuous infusion · 4 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Continuous infusion of hPTH(1-34) caused a dose-dependent decrease in the dry weight of the femur and a hyperparathyroidism-like condition in the high-dose group (214 ng/kg/h).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We compared the effects of synthetic human parathyroid hormone (1-34) (hPTH[1-34]) on rat bones when administered by intermittent injection and by continuous infusion for 4 weeks.