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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-9-10
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of vitamin D deficiency on the ontogeny of calcium-binding proteins (CaBPs) and the vitamin D receptor (VDR) in the placenta and yolk sac of the mouse were examined. Maternal vitamin D status did not affect the time of appearance of CaBP-D9k (9 kDa) in the yolk sac endoderm or trophoblastic giant cells (TGCs) of the placenta. VDRs were undetectable in TGCs and yolk sac endoderm, but were present in the intraplacental yolk sac. Since yolk sac endoderm and TGCs contain CaBP but not VDR, it is unlikely that CaBP synthesis and/or activity in these cells is controlled by vitamin D. The TGCs, therefore, may be involved in vitamin D-independent transplacental transfer of calcium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-0795
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
150
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Trophoblastic giant cells of the mouse placenta contain calbindin-D9k but not the vitamin D receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Human Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't