Subject: calcium and osteoporosis
Date: Sat Jul 18 21:45:57 1998
Posted by Nancy D'Amico
Grade level: undergrad
School: Aquinas College
City: Grand Rapids State/Province: MI
Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 900816357.Bc
Message:
For a elem teacher science methods class, I recently did the "rubber bones"
experiment by soaking a chicken bone in vinegar to remove the calcium. This
results in a soft, rubbery, bendable bone. Why then is osteoporosis called
"brittle bone" disease, and the loss of calcium results in easily broken bones?
Re: calcium and osteoporosis
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