Mineral metabolism in chicks on high dietary pyridoxine and magnesium. 1976

G Rogerson, and E P Singsen

The effect of high dietary pyridoxine and magnesium on tissue electrolytes was studied in day-old broiler-type male chicks. There were 15 treatments of 875, 1375 and 1875 mg. magnesium/kg. diet and pyridoxine at 1, 4, 31, 301, 3001 mg./kg. diet in a 3 x 5 factorial block design. The sodium concentration of the liver decreased linearly with increasing dietary magnesium concentration expressed as log 10. In the kidney, no such effect was observed. The response of sodium concentration in these two tissues to increasing dietary pyridoxine, also expressed as log 10, was curvilinear, decreasing to minimum concentrations at pyridoxine intakes estimated to be equal to 40 mg./kg. of diet for the liver and 50 for the kidney and thereafter increasing. Potassium concentration of the liver exhibited opposite trends to those for sodium concentration but the responses to dietary magnesium were not consistent at each dietary pyridoxine concentration. Kidney potassium content followed essentially opposite trends to those of sodium. Kidney calcium decreased with increases in either dietary magnesium or pyridoxine, but the decreases were not consistent. The magnesium content of the kidney tended to increase with increases in dietary magnesium. Dietary pyridoxine resulted in a curvilinear response only in those chicks fed the 1875 mg. diet, decreasing to a minimum value at a pyridoxine intake of 26 mg., and increasing at higher pyridoxine dietary concentrations. No significant effects on sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium concentrations in the heart were observed. It was speculated that the maximum potassium retention estimated to occur in the livers of birds consuming a diet containing 48 mg. pyridoxine/kg. diet might be due to increased glycogen turnover or increased phosphorylase activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D008297 Male Males
D008903 Minerals Native, inorganic or fossilized organic substances having a definite chemical composition and formed by inorganic reactions. They may occur as individual crystals or may be disseminated in some other mineral or rock. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed; McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Mineral
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D011188 Potassium An element in the alkali group of metals with an atomic symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the chief cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte that plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
D011736 Pyridoxine The 4-methanol form of VITAMIN B 6 which is converted to PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE which is a coenzyme for synthesis of amino acids, neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine), sphingolipids, aminolevulinic acid. Although pyridoxine and Vitamin B 6 are still frequently used as synonyms, especially by medical researchers, this practice is erroneous and sometimes misleading (EE Snell; Ann NY Acad Sci, vol 585 pg 1, 1990). Pyridoxin,Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,Pyridoxol,Pyridoxol Hydrochloride,Rodex
D002118 Calcium A basic element found in nearly all tissues. It is a member of the alkaline earth family of metals with the atomic symbol Ca, atomic number 20, and atomic weight 40. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and combines with phosphorus to form calcium phosphate in the bones and teeth. It is essential for the normal functioning of nerves and muscles and plays a role in blood coagulation (as factor IV) and in many enzymatic processes. Coagulation Factor IV,Factor IV,Blood Coagulation Factor IV,Calcium-40,Calcium 40,Factor IV, Coagulation
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken

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