Publication Date:
1979-06-29
Description:
The concentrations of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)2D], calcium, and phosphorus were measured in the serum of rats during pregnancy and at various stages of lactation. The concentration of 1,25-(OH)2D hormone increased almost two-fold during pregnancy and the latter part of lactation, but decreased to control levels or very low values immediately after birth and weaning, respectively. Furthermore, the concentration of 1,25-(OH)2D was inversely correlated with the concentration of calcium, suggesting that circulating 1,25-(OH)2D fluctuates in concert with calcium demands during the reproductive cycle. Parathyroidectomy in lactating rats caused a 70 percent inhibition of the normally observed 1,25-(OH)2D increase, indicating that parathyroid hormone, in response to changes in serum calcium, is a primary modulator of 1,25-(OH)2D during lactation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Pike, J W -- Parker, J B -- Haussler, M R -- Boass, A -- Toverud, S V -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1979 Jun 29;204(4400):1427-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/451573" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Calcium/blood
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Dihydroxycholecalciferols/*blood
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Female
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Hydroxycholecalciferols/*blood
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*Lactation
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Parathyroid Glands/physiology
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Parathyroid Hormone/physiology
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Phosphorus/blood
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Pregnancy
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*Pregnancy, Animal
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Rats
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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