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Expression of genes involved in calcium absorption in human duodenum.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 1999
Walters J R, Howard A, Lowery L J, Mawer E B, Legon S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of vitamin D metabolites in the regulation of expression of genes involved in dietary calcium absorption by the human intestine remains poorly understood despite much work in animals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: To investigate this, we measured the expression of transcripts for two of these genes, calbindin-D9k and the basolateral membrane calcium pumping ATPase, PMCA1, in duodenal endoscopic...
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