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Normalisation of calcium status reverses the phenotype in dentin, but not in enamel of VDR-deficient mice.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Dec 2009
Zhang Xueming, Rahemtulla Firoz, Zhang Ping, Li Xingsheng, Beck Preston, Thomas Huw F
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of vitamin D receptor (VDR) deficiency on mouse dentin and enamel mineralisation, and how normalisation of serum calcium level affects dentin and enamel phenotypes in VDR knockout mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Groups of VDR wild-type (VDR+/+), VDR deficient (VDR-/-) and VDR-/- rescued mice were sacrificed at 70.5 days of life. The rescued group was established by a high-calcium...
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