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Vitamin D supplementation and strontium ranelate absorption in postmenopausal women with low bone mass
Author(s) -
Tatiane Vilaça,
Marília Brasilio Rodrigues Camargo,
Olguita Ferreira Rocha,
Marise LazarettiCastro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-13-0899
Subject(s) - strontium ranelate , vitamin d and neurology , medicine , endocrinology , parathyroid hormone , strontium , absorption (acoustics) , calcium , vitamin , osteoporosis , vitamin d deficiency , chemistry , calcium metabolism , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material
Strontium ranelate is used to treat osteoporosis. Calcium (Ca) and strontium (Sr) have common chemical features and are absorbed by the same pathways. Vitamin D has a main role in calcium intestinal absorption. The aim of this study was to investigate whether vitamin D status is a determinant of strontium ranelate absorption.

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