Vitamin D and Intestinal Calcium Absorption

The principal function of vitamin D in calcium homeostasis is to increase calcium absorption from the intestine. Calcium is absorbed by both an active transcellular pathway, which is energy dependent, and by a passive paracellular pathway through tight junctions. 1,25Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) (1,25(OH)(...

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Main Authors: Christakos, Sylvia, Dhawan, Puneet, Porta, Angela, Mady, Leila J., Seth, Tanya
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3405161/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21664413
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2011.05.038
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