Effect of Prenatal versus Postnatal Vitamin D Deficiency on Pulmonary Structure and Function in Mice

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Epidemiologic studies have linked gestational vitamin D deficiency to respiratory diseases, although mechanisms have not been defined. We hypothesized that antenatal vitamin D deficiency would impair airway development and alveolarization in a mouse model. We studied the effect of antenatal vitamin D deficiency by inducing it in pregnant mice and then compared lung development and function in their offspring to...

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