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Vitamin D receptor deficiency impairs inner ear development in zebrafish.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 16 Sept 2016
Kwon Hye-Joo
Abstract excerpt
The biological actions of vitamin D are largely mediated through binding to the vitamin D receptor (VDR), a member of the nuclear hormone receptor family, which regulates gene expression in a wide variety of tissues and cells. Mutations in VDR gene have been implicated in ear disorders (hearing loss and balance disorder) but the mechanisms are not well established. In this study, to investigate the role of VDR in...
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