The Effect of Excessive Acid Feeding on Bone
"The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of excessive ammonium chloride administration and/or low calcium diet on bone in adult rats."
"Male Sprague-Dawley rats were allowed to grow on regular laboratory diet and tap water to an average weight of 550 g."<-Whether these rats were post growth plate senescence is unclear.
"1. Regular laboratory diet and distilled water.
2. Regular laboratory diet and 2 % NH~Cl.
3. Special low calcium diet and distilled water.
4. Special low calcium diet and 2 % NH~Cl."
"The animals were allowed to consume the diet and the drinking fluid ad lib and were killed after 6 months."
"When compared with the baseline control group, the bones of the experimental animals in all four groups are seen to have grown approximately 0.2 cm in length."<-Group 1 gained the most height. Group 4 actually gained the second most height so maybe low calcium diet and ammonium chloride have a synergestic effect.
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