A Novel Rat Model of Vitamin D Deficiency: Safe and Rapid Induction of Vitamin D and Calcitriol Deficiency without Hyperparathyroidism

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Blood chemistries at days 1 and 21 after the induction of vitamin D deficiency. Scatter plot analyses of serum levels of 25D (a), 1,25D (b), Ca (c), P (d), and PTH (e) before (day 1) and after three weeks (day 22) of starting the induction of vitamin D deficiency. Detection limits were used to depict samples which were below detection levels. The median is represented by a straight line. for the statistical significance of the changes in the parameter analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.

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