| Literature DB >> 25938686 |
Tatsuo Suda1, Ritsuko Masuyama2, Roger Bouillon3, Geert Carmeliet3.
Abstract
The physiological role of vitamin D depends on calcium supply and calcium balance. When the calcium balance is normal, the major target of vitamin D is intestine. Vitamin D stimulates mainly active intestinal calcium transport mechanism. During a negative calcium balance, bone effects of vitamin D become dominant. Thus, the role of vitamin D in maintaining normocalcemia appears to have priority over skeletal integrity in these situations.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25938686 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2015.04.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Pharmacol ISSN: 1471-4892 Impact factor: 5.547