Vitamin D status predicts 30 day mortality in hospitalised cats.

Vitamin D insufficiency, defined as low serum concentrations of the major circulating form of vitamin D, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), has been associated with the development of numerous infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic disorders in humans. In addition, vitamin D insufficiency has been fou...

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Main Authors: Helen Titmarsh, Scott Kilpatrick, Jennifer Sinclair, Alisdair Boag, Elizabeth F Bode, Stephanie M Lalor, Donna Gaylor, Jacqueline Berry, Nicholas X Bommer, Danielle Gunn-Moore, Nikki Reed, Ian Handel, Richard J Mellanby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4430519?pdf=render