Intestinal calcium absorption: Molecular
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R. Bouillon; S. Van Cromphaut; G. Carmeliet
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Rickets and hyperparathyroidism caused by a defective Vitamin D receptor (VDR) can be prevented in humans and animals by high calcium intake, suggesting that intestinal calcium absorption is critical for 1,25(OH)~2~ vitamin D [1,25โ(OH)~2~D~3~] action on calcium homeostasis. We assessed