Role of vitamin D₃ metabolites in calcium adaptation by rats
An in vivo assay was used to measure Ca-45 absorption from rat intestine in rats which had been adapted to diets which were either high or deficient in calcium. Results demonstrated that vitamin D was required for adaptation which was found to be strongest in the duodenum. The metabolites of vitamin...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/20839 |