Open AccessCalcium Absorption Response to Cholecalciferol Supplementation in Hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Laura Armas,
Mohsen Zena,
Richard Lund,
Robert P. Heaney
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.08610812
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecalciferol , calcium , hemodialysis , calcium metabolism , calcium supplementation , endocrinology , urology , gastroenterology
Recent understanding of extrarenal production of calcitriol has led to the use of more vitamin D supplementation in CKD populations. This paper reports the effect of cholecalciferol supplementation on calcium absorption.
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