Article
Normalization of mineral homeostasis after reversal of osteopetrosis.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Jul 1995
Nesbitt T, Marks S C, Jackson M E, Mackay C A, Drezner M K
Abstract excerpt
Whether a radiographic and histologic cure of osteopetrosis includes normalization of mineral homeostasis remains unknown. Thus, we explored the extent of defective mineral metabolism in the microphthalmic (mi/mi) mouse before and after cure. Under basal conditions mi mutants exhibit normocalcemi...
Topics
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase
- Animals
- Bone Density
- Calcitriol
- Calcium
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Dihydroxycholecalciferols
- Disease Models, Animal
- Homeostasis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
