Gamma-tocotrienol is required for normal vitamin D metabolism in female rats

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 309-314

  Norazlina, M ^a   Ng, F W ^b   Ima Nirwana, S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Calcium homeostasis; Vitamin E deficiency; tocopherol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; GAMMA TOCOTRIENOL; TOCOMIN; VITAMIN D;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM ABSORPTION; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM BONE LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DRUG ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FEMUR; INHIBITION KINETICS; KIDNEY TUBULE ABSORPTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; NONHUMAN; RAT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 26444503640     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.16855     Document Type: Article

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