Fig. 1. (A) Schematic intake and retention curves for calcium for three life stages. Retention is greater than zero during growth, zero at maturity, and may be negative during involution. (B) The involution curve only. Point B designates an intake below the maximal calcium retention threshold, and point A, an intake above the threshold. Copyright Robert P. Heaney, 1998. Reproduced with permission.

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