Vitamin D3 increased intestinal Na/Pi-IIb and CYP27B1 mRNA level in rats fed low-phosphorus diets

The objective of the study was to determine the role of vitamin D3 (VD3) in regulating adaptation and mechanism of rats to low-phosphorus (P) diets. Rats were assigned to 4 diets containing 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, or 0.8% P consisting of 5 replicate cages with 6 rats per replicate cage and fed for 7 days....

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Main Authors: Manhu Cao, Rejun Fang, Juan Chen, Jianhua He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-09-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240565451630035X