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Intact rats, fed diets high in phosphate, develop nephrocalcinosis; but parathyroidectomized rats do not. Neither intact nor parathyroidectomized rats, fed diets high in calcium, have mineral deposits in their kidney. Intact rats, but not parathyroidectomized rats, fed diets high in calcium and phosphate, develop kidney calcification. The mineral deposits consist of at least calcium, magnesium, and phosphate.
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