Vitamin A and Osteoporosis : Experimental and Clinical Studies
Vitamin A in high doses is severely toxic to the rat skeleton, and the active metabolite retinoic acid (RA) can induce bone resorption in vitro. An excessive dietary intake of vitamin A has been associated with reduced bone mineral density and an increased risk of hip fracture. In this thesis, mecha...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper
2004
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-4677 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:91-554-6100-X |